Scottish Statutory Instrument 2016 Scotland

The Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016

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4 compliance obligations

Who this Act binds

Plus 4 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.

What this Act requires

Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.

s.008

Selection of tenderers: exclusion of economic operators on grounds of criminal activity

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Contracting authorities must exclude businesses convicted of serious crimes from procurement Local authority
s.009

Selection of tenderers: exclusion criteria

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Contracting authorities must exclude businesses using blacklists Local authority
s.010

Selection of tenderers: selection criteria

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Contracting authorities must set fair and proportionate selection criteria Crown / Minister / Government department
s.011

Technical specifications

Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Set clear, fair and accessible technical specifications in procurement documents Local authority
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s.001

Citation and commencement

s.002

Interpretation

s.003

Methods for calculating the estimated value for regulated contracts

s.004

Dynamic purchasing systems

s.005

Specification of health or social care services

s.006

Circumstances in which a contract can be awarded without competition

s.007

Publication of contract notices and award notices on the Public Contracts website

s.012

Technical specifications and labels

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