Part 3Specific duties

Publication of notices on Public Contracts website

I122Public Contracts website

1

The Scottish Ministers must establish and maintain a website (the “Public Contracts website”) for the purpose of publicising, in relation to regulated procurements—

a

the seeking of offers, and

b

the award of contracts.

2

The Scottish Ministers may use the Public Contracts website for such other purposes as they consider appropriate.

I223Publication of contract notices and award notices

1

A contracting authority must publicise its intention to seek offers as part of a regulated procurement on the Public Contracts website.

2

A contracting authority must publicise the award of a contract under a regulated procurement on the Public Contracts website.

3

The Scottish Ministers may by regulations make further provision about publication under this section.

4

The regulations may, in particular, make provision—

a

requiring the duties under subsection (1) and (2) to be complied with within a specified period,

b

providing that, in relation to regulated procurements of a specified description—

i

the duty in subsection (1) or (2) need not be complied with, or

ii

the duty need only be complied with in specified circumstances,

c

specifying the information that must be publicised,

d

providing that a contracting authority may withhold information from publication in specified circumstances.

5

In subsection (4), “specified” means specified in the regulations.

6

In this Act—

  • “contract notice” means the information published in accordance with subsection (1),

  • “award notice” means the information published in accordance with subsection (2).