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Procurement strategy and annual reportS

15Procurement strategyS

(1)A contracting authority which expects to have significant procurement expenditure in the next financial year must, before the start of that year—

(a)prepare a procurement strategy setting out how the authority intends to carry out regulated procurements, or

(b)review its procurement strategy for the current financial year and make such revisions to it as the authority considers appropriate.

(2)Subsection (3) applies where a contracting authority—

(a)has not, in relation to a financial year, prepared or reviewed a strategy under subsection (1), and

(b)becomes aware of the likelihood of having significant procurement expenditure during that year.

(3)The contracting authority must, as soon as practicable after it becomes aware of the likelihood of having significant procurement expenditure—

(a)prepare a procurement strategy setting out how the authority intends to carry out regulated procurements, or

(b)review its most recent procurement strategy and make such revisions to it as the authority considers appropriate.

(4)An authority has significant procurement expenditure in a year if the sum of the estimated values of the contracts to which its regulated procurements in that year relate is equal to or greater than £5,000,000.

(5)The procurement strategy must, in particular—

(a)set out how the authority intends to ensure that its regulated procurements will—

(i)contribute to the carrying out of its functions and the achievement of its purposes,

(ii)deliver value for money, and

(iii)be carried out in compliance with its duties under section 8,

(b)include a statement of the authority's general policy on—

(i)the use of community benefit requirements,

(ii)consulting and engaging with those affected by its procurements,

(iii)the payment of a living wage to persons involved in producing, providing or constructing the subject matter of regulated procurements,

(iv)promoting compliance by contractors and sub-contractors with the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (c.37) and any provision made under that Act, and

(v)the procurement of fairly and ethically traded goods and services,

(c)include a statement of the authority's general policy on how it intends its approach to regulated procurements involving the provision of food to—

(i)improve the health, wellbeing and education of communities in the authority's area, and

(ii)promote the highest standards of animal welfare,

(d)set out how the authority intends to ensure that, so far as reasonably practicable, the following payments are made no later than 30 days after the invoice (or similar claim) relating to the payment is presented—

(i)payments due by the authority to a contractor,

(ii)payments due by a contractor to a sub-contractor,

(iii)payments due by a sub-contractor to a sub-contractor,

(e)address such other matters as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify.

(6)The Scottish Ministers may by order modify subsection (4) so as to substitute for the figure specified there for the time being such other figure as they consider appropriate.

(7)In subsection (5)(b)(iii), a “living wage” means remuneration which is sufficient to ensure an acceptable standard of living.

Commencement Information

I1S. 15(1)-(4)(5)(a)(b)(i)(ii)(iv)(v)(c)-(e)(6) in force at 18.4.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/30, art. 3 (with art. 5)

I2S. 15(5)(b)(iii) in force at 28.9.2015 for specified purposes by S.S.I. 2015/331, art. 3

I3S. 15(5)(b)(iii) in force at 18.4.2016 in so far as not already in force by S.S.I. 2016/30, art. 3 (with art. 5)

I4S. 15(7) in force at 28.9.2015 by S.S.I. 2015/331, art. 3

16Joint strategiesS

A group of two or more contracting authorities may have a joint procurement strategy for both or, as the case may be, all of the authorities in the group.

Commencement Information

I5S. 16 in force at 18.4.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/30, art. 3 (with art. 5)

17Compliance with strategyS

A contracting authority which is required to prepare or review a procurement strategy in relation to a financial year must ensure that its regulated procurements in that year are, so far as reasonably practicable, carried out in accordance with its strategy.

Commencement Information

I6S. 17 in force at 18.4.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/30, art. 3 (with art. 5)

18Annual procurement reportsS

(1)A contracting authority which is required to prepare or revise a procurement strategy in relation to a financial year must prepare an annual procurement report on its regulated procurement activities as soon as reasonably practicable after the end of that financial year.

(2)The report must include—

(a)a summary of the regulated procurements that have been completed during the year covered by the report,

(b)a review of whether those procurements complied with the authority's procurement strategy,

(c)to the extent that any regulated procurements did not comply, a statement of how the authority intends to ensure that future regulated procurements do comply,

(d)a summary of any community benefit requirements imposed as part of a regulated procurement that were fulfilled during the year covered by the report,

(e)a summary of any steps taken to facilitate the involvement of supported businesses in regulated procurements during the year covered by the report,

(f)a summary of the regulated procurements the authority expects to commence in the next two financial years,

(g)such other information as the Scottish Ministers may by order specify.

(3)For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), a regulated procurement is completed when the award notice is published or when it otherwise comes to an end.

Commencement Information

I7S. 18 in force at 18.4.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/30, art. 3 (with art. 5)

19Publication etc.S

(1)A contracting authority must publish—

(a)the procurement strategy prepared under section 15,

(b)any revised strategy prepared under that section,

(c)the annual procurement report prepared under section 18.

(2)Publication is to be in such manner as the authority considers appropriate but must include publication on the internet.

(3)On publishing a document under subsection (1), the authority must notify the Scottish Ministers.

Commencement Information

I8S. 19 in force at 18.4.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/30, art. 3 (with art. 5)

20GuidanceS

(1)The Scottish Ministers must publish guidance on the preparation and publication of procurement strategies and annual procurement reports.

(2)The guidance may, in particular, cover—

(a)consultation to be undertaken in relation to the preparation of a strategy,

(b)the form and content of strategies and reports,

(c)the process by which an authority approves its strategy.

(3)The guidance may include a model procurement strategy and model annual report.

(4)Contracting authorities must have regard to any guidance published under this section.

(5)The Scottish Ministers must lay a copy of any guidance published under this section before the Scottish Parliament.

Commencement Information

I9S. 20 in force at 11.1.2016 by S.S.I. 2015/411, art. 3

21Annual report on procurement activity in ScotlandS

(1)As soon as reasonably practicable after the end of each financial year, the Scottish Ministers must prepare a report, based on information contained in annual procurement reports published under section 19(1) during that year, on procurement activity in Scotland.

(2)The report must include information about—

(a)regulated procurements that have been completed,

(b)community benefit requirements that contracting authorities consider were fulfilled,

(c)steps taken to facilitate the involvement of supported businesses in regulated procurements.

(3)The report may also contain such other information as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.

(4)The Scottish Ministers must—

(a)publish the report in such manner as they consider appropriate,

(b)lay a copy of the report before the Scottish Parliament.

Commencement Information

I10S. 21 in force at 18.4.2016 by S.S.I. 2016/30, art. 3 (with art. 5)

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