Public Procurement and Property

• SPPN 3/2026: Grounds for exclusion relating to human rights and grave professional misconduct

  5th February 2026 by Scottish Procurement

  We have published a new Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN) providing guidance for public bodies on the options available for dealing with bidders that may be involved in activities which constitutes grave professional misconduct.

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• SPPN 2/2026: Reserving Contracts for Qualifying Organisations – CRS Act

  2nd February 2026 by Scottish Procurement

  We have published a new Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN) providing advice on reserving contracts for certain health and social care services to qualifying organisations.

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

  19th January 2026 by 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.

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• 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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• Scottish Procurement Vlog – June 2025

  25th June 2025 by Teigan Kelly

  We’ve published our latest vlog with Nick Ford, providing recent updates and a look ahead from across the Scottish procurement community.

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