Public Procurement and Property

• SPPN 4/2025: Updates to thresholds derived from the GPA

  3rd November 2025 by Scottish Procurement

  This policy note provides notice of changes to financial thresholds contained in the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 and the Concession Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016.

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• Reserving contracts for supported businesses – SPPN 1/2025

  29th May 2025 by Emma Hall

  The Scottish Government has published a new Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN), SPPN 1/2025, which replaces SPPN 4/2017 and provides updated advice on reserving contracts for supported businesses.

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• Updated guidance on Fair Work First in Procurement SPPN 1/2024

  18th April 2024 by Ray Knox

  Fair Work First in Procurement policy has been in place since September 2021 and this refreshed guidance has been published to support the implementation of that policy.

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• We have published SPPN 5/2023 on updates to procurement thresholds

  30th October 2023 by Melissa Reilly

  We have published a new Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN) on updates to procurement thresholds SPPN 5/2023.

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• We have published SPPN 4/2023 following the Republic of North Macedonia’s accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement

  26th October 2023 by Melissa Reilly

  We have published a new Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN) on changes to Scottish procurement legislation following the Republic of North Macedonia’s accession to the Agreement on Government Procurement: SPPN 4/2023.

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