http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/regulation/21The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015texttext/xmlenStatute Law DatabasePUBLIC PROCUREMENT2026-03-26Expert Participation2026-03-24 These Regulations revoke and replace the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2012 (“the 2012 Regulations”). The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015reg. 11(1)(e)(i)(aa)The Public Procurement etc. (Scotland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (revoked)The Public Procurement etc. (Scotland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 3(11)(a)(i)Sch.reg. 1(2)The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015reg. 11(1)(e)(i)(bb)The Public Procurement etc. (Scotland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (revoked)The Public Procurement etc. (Scotland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 3(11)(a)(ii)Sch.reg. 1(2)The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015reg. 21(3)The Public Procurement etc. (Scotland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (revoked)The Public Procurement etc. (Scotland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 3(20)Sch.reg. 1(2)The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015reg. 78(1)(i)(ii) and wordsThe Public Procurement etc. (Scotland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (revoked)The Public Procurement etc. (Scotland) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019reg. 3(52)(a)Sch.reg. 1(2)The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015reg. 5BCare Reform (Scotland) Act 2025s. 17(2)s. 39(2) PART 2CHAPTER 1SECTION 2211A contracting authority may—areserve the right to participate in procurement for the award of a public contract or framework agreement to a supported business; orbprovide for such a contract or framework agreement to be performed in the context of a supported employment programme.2In this regulation—“supported business” means an economic operator whose main aim is the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons and where at least 30% of the employees of the economic operator are disabled or disadvantaged persons; and“supported employment programme” means an employment programme operated by an economic operator the main aim of which is the social and professional integration of disabled or disadvantaged persons and where at least 30% of those engaged in the programme are disabled or disadvantaged persons.3Where a contracting authority is following the approach set out in paragraph (1), it must specify that fact in the contract notice and refer to this regulation.Words in reg. 21(3) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 4(19) (with sch. paras. 1-5)