Public Procurement and Property

SPPN 1/2026: annual procurement reports for 2026 to 2027

January 19, 2026 by Scottish Procurement No Comments | Category Procurement news, Scottish Procurement

We have published a new Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN) providing details on how contracting authorities should notify Scottish Ministers of the publication of their annual procurement reports covering financial year 2026 to 2027.

The Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 sets out the requirements for contracting authorities to publish a procurement strategy and an annual procurement report when a contract authority has significant procurement expenditure in a year.

During 2025 a short life working group made up of volunteers from across the public sector in Scotland conducted a review of the annex A data template.

As outlined in SPPN 2/2025 there are no changes to the reporting requirements for financial year 2025 to 2026 and public bodies should use the annex A data template in that SPPN.

However, for financial year 2026 to 2027, this new SPPN includes an updated annex A data template (in Word and Excel format) to reflect the changes agreed by the short life working group.

For further information on public procurement in Scotland please visit www.gov.scot/procurement

Please email enquiries to scottishprocurement@gov.scot

Subscribe to our blog to keep up to date with the latest news across the procurement community.

Tags: annual procurement reports, SPPN

Comments