Public Procurement and Property

• Procurement thresholds and VAT inclusion in estimated contract value: SPPN 8/2021

  13th December 2021 by Fiona McCaig

  This note covers new Procurement thresholds and the inclusion of value added tax in calculation the estimated value of contracts from 01 January 2022.

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• Preparing to transition towards a National Care Service for Scotland SPPN 7/2021

  6th December 2021 by Fiona McCaig

  This note covers actions public bodies should take now to prepare for the transition toward a National Care Service for Scotland (NCS).

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• Implementation of Fair Work First in Scottish Public Procurement Update SPPN 6/2021

  24th September 2021 by Fiona McCaig

  This note covers the expansion of Fair Work First with the addition of two new Fair Work elements.

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• Scot Climate Week podcast!

  16th September 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  Members of the Climate and Procurement Forum discuss how they’ve been supporting Scotland’s fight against climate change

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• Changes to Scottish procurement legislation following the UK’s exit from the EU SPPN 5/2021

  18th August 2021 by Fiona McCaig

  This note covers the changes to procurement legislation that have arisen from the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU).

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• Annual procurement reports for 2020 – 2021: revised procurement strategies and notifying Scottish Ministers: SPPN 4/2021

  15th July 2021 by Fiona McCaig

  This note provides details of how a public body should notify Scottish Ministers of the publication of their annual procurement report covering the financial year 2020/21.

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• Implementation of Fair Work First in Scottish Public Procurement SPPN 3/2021

  15th March 2021 by Fiona McCaig

  This note covers the new processes commencing on 1 April 2021 obligating public bodies to apply the 5 Fair Work First criteria.

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• Procurement activity during the Scottish Parliament election period: SPPN 02/2021

  12th March 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  Reminder to public procurement staff to consider their organisation’s guidance on conduct during the formal Scottish Parliament election period.

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• Coronavirus (COVID-19): supplier relief SPPN 5/2020

  30th March 2020 by Ray Knox

  Policy note for public sector organisations on options to support their suppliers to ensure service continuity during the current Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

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• Coronavirus – procurement regulations during outbreak: SPPN 4/2020

  24th March 2020 by Lorraine Carlyle

  Advice for public bodies in Scotland may need to procure goods, services and works with extreme urgency.

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