Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 Explanatory Notes

1. Introduction

2. The Act

3. Commentary on Sections

   1. Part 1: Key Concepts and Application

      1. Contracting authorities

         1. Section 1 – Contracting authorities

      2. Regulated procurements

         1. Section 2 – Regulated procurements

      3. Regulated contracts

         1. Section 3 – Regulated contracts

         2. Section 4 – Excluded contracts

         3. Section 5 – Estimated value of contract

      4. Framework agreements and dynamic purchasing systems

         1. Section 6 – Framework agreements and call-off contracts

         2. Section 7 – Dynamic purchasing systems

   2. Part 2: General Duties and Procurement Strategies

      1. General duties

         1. Section 8 – General duties

         2. Section 9 – Sustainable procurement duty

         3. Section 10 – Guidance on sustainable procurement duty

         4. Section 11 – Supported businesses

         5. Section 12 – Contracts for health or social care services

         6. Section 13 – Guidance on procurements for health or social care services

         7. Section 14 – Other circumstances in which contract can be awarded without competition

      2. Procurement strategy and annual report

         1. Section 15 – Procurement strategy

         2. Section 16 – Joint strategies

         3. Section 17 – Compliance with strategy

         4. Section 18 – Annual procurement reports

         5. Section 19 – Publication

         6. Section 20 – Guidance

         7. Section 21 – Annual report on procurement activity in Scotland

   3. Part 3: Specific Duties

      1. Publication of notices on Public Contracts website

         1. Section 22 – Public Contracts website

         2. Section 23 – Publication of contract notices and award notices

      2. Community benefit requirements

         1. Section 24 – Community benefit requirements

         2. Section 25 – Community benefit requirements in major contracts

         3. Section 26 – Guidance on community benefit requirements

      3. Selection of tenderers and award of contracts

         1. Section 27 – Exclusion of economic operators on grounds of criminal activity

         2. Section 28 – Selection of tenderers

         3. Section 29 – Guidance on selection of tenderers and award of contracts

      4. Technical specifications

         1. Section 30 – Technical specifications

      5. Charges for participation in procurement process

         1. Section 31 – Charges for participation in procurement process

      6. Giving of reasons

         1. Section 32 – Giving of reasons to unsuccessful participants

         2. Section 33 – Request for further information

         3. Section 34 – Withholding information

      7. Contracts register

         1. Section 35 – Contracts register

      8. Procurement of recycled and recyclable products

         1. Section 36 – Amendment of Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

   4. Part 4: Remedies

      1. Section 37 – Actionable duties

      2. Section 38 – Procedure and time limits

      3. Section 39 – Determination by the court

      4. Section 40 – Transfer of forum to First-tier Tribunal

   5. Part 5: General

      1. Interpretation

         1. Section 41 – The Directive, Public Contracts Regulations and EU-regulated procurements

         2. Section 42 – General interpretation

      2. Final provisions

         1. Section 43 – Ancillary provision

         2. Section 44 – Subordinate legislation

         3. Section 45 – Commencement

         4. Section 46 – Short title

4. Parliamentary History