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We have published a new Scottish Procurement Policy Note, SPPN 4\/2021<\/a> covers requirements for public bodies for publishing their procurement strategies and annual reports and notifying Scottish Ministers.<\/p>\n

Since 2014 organisations with a procurement spend of over \u00a35 million are required to produce a procurement strategy and publish an annual report. Scottish Ministers need to be notified strategy and report publication, these reports allow us to produce our Ministerial report<\/a>, an important documentation of procurement in Scotland.<\/p>\n

We encourage all public organisations to consider publishing procurement strategies and annual reports as best practice.<\/p>\n

This SPPN also provides updated expectations with respect to Fair Work First, climate change and circular economy obligations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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