Part 2General duties and procurement strategies
General duties
14Other circumstances in which contract can be awarded without competition
(1)
The Scottish Ministers may by regulations specify circumstances in which a contracting authority may, despite section 8, award a regulated contract without seeking offers in relation to the proposed contract.
(2)
In relation to a regulated procurement where, by virtue of regulations made under subsection (1), a contracting authority does not seek offers, section 23(1) does not apply.