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Plan for the Future – New FAQs…
March 20, 2023 by Melissa Reilly No Comments | Category Plan for the Future
What is the Plan for the Future?
The Plan for the Future programme was created by the Public Procurement Group, along with other key stakeholder groups. The ‘Plan for the Future’ has 6 workstreams, 3 of which are being delivered by working groups with representatives from across the sectors to provide a breath of ideas, suggestions and representation. There are also Scottish Government led projects which will engage with public, private and third sector stakeholders as required to drive change.
What is the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland?
The Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland will set the strategic direction for the procurement leadership of public bodies. The intention behind developing a public procurement strategy is to provide a high-level vision and roadmap for Scottish public procurement in the longer term which all public sector bodies can align and deliver against.
Who is writing the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland?
The Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland is being developed by representatives from across the Public Procurement sectors. There has also been engagement with interested stakeholder groups and forums who have provided input and feedback that has shaped the contents of the Strategy.
Who owns the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland?
The Public Procurement Group (PPG) own the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland. This means they will have responsibility for the Strategy while it’s live. The PPG is the leadership group for public procurement across Scotland. Made up of the heads of the 4 Procurement Centres of Expertise, and senior Scottish Government procurement officials, they work together to set the strategic direction and priorities for public procurement in Scotland.
How will the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland impact me?
Over time, there is an expectation that sectors and organisations will align their respective procurement strategies to the vision and ambitions set out in the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland. It has been written in such a way as to have applicability across sectors and by organisations irrespective of where they are in terms of Procurement development. Specific plans for implementation continue to be considered by the PPG, and are informed by the feedback public bodies have provided on the variety of strategic and policy guidance issued to date.
How will you be measuring the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland?
The process for measurement of progress against the Strategy is currently being agreed. When considering measurement, the working group examined the reporting processes already in place, considering that incorporation of strategy measurement into pre-existing structures would be preferable to the generation of an additional reporting burden.
The current Annual Reports and Strategies are presented in the ‘Annual Report on Procurement Activity in Scotland’, and this is likely to be the mechanism for measuring a public bodies’ progress against the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland.
There is exploratory work underway to consider the possibility of using indicators to visualise progress, as well as, convey the extent to which the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland has come to be reflected in in the procurement strategy of a given public body.
Will there be any changes to the current spend threshold where lower spending organisations are not required to report under the Public Procurement legislation?
The Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland is not changing anything in relation to legislation and the thresholds for reporting. As such, there will be no change to lower spending organisations, the current legislation will continue to apply as it relates to an absence of requirement to report.
What about the Public Procurement Priorities?
The Priorities were to be used until a Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland could be developed through collaboration from across the sectors. Once the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland is published, it will supersede the current Public Procurement Priorities.
I have a question that’s not on the FAQ
If you have a question that has not yet been answered, please email scottishprocurement@gov.scot Questions will be answered and common queries will be added to the FAQ.
For further information on public procurement in Scotland please visit www.gov.scot/procurement
Please email enquiries to scottishprocurement@gov.scot
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