Sustainable procurement duty - impact and value analysis: main report

Footnotes

1. Scottish Government (2016), Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014: statutory guidance, https://www.gov.scot/publications/guidance-under-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014/pages/3/

2. Scottish Government, Public sector procurement, https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/sustainable-procurement-duty/

3. When we refer to ‘public bodies’ throughout this report, we are referring to bodies to which the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 applies. A directory of public bodies can be found here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-public-bodies-directory/. In the context of procurement, they may also be referred to as a ‘contracting authority’ or ‘procuring organisation’.

4. Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/12/section/9

5. Scottish Government, National Performance Framework, https://nationalperformance.gov.scot/what-it

6. Scottish Government, Information about the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, https://www.webarchive.org.uk/wayback/archive/20170701235508/http://www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Procurement/policy/ProcurementReform/ProcReformAct

7. Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014,  http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/12/section/9

8. Scottish Government, Public Sector Procurement, https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/sustainable-procurement-duty/

9. Scottish Government, National Performance Framework, https://nationalperformance.gov.scot/

10. Scottish Government, National Performance Framework, https://nationalperformance.gov.scot/

11. Scottish Government, Public Sector Procurement, https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/sme-access-to-public-contracts/

12. Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/12/section/9

13. Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/12/section/15

14. Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/12/section/18

15. Scottish Government, Sustainable Procurement Tools, https://sustainableprocurementtools.scot/

16. Scottish Government (2016), Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014: Statutory Guidance, https://www.gov.scot/publications/guidance-under-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014/pages/3/

17. Scottish Government (2016), Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014: Statutory Guidance, https://www.gov.scot/publications/guidance-under-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014/pages/3/

18. Scottish Government, Public Sector Procurement, https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/

19. Scottish Government (2008), Community Benefits In Public Procurement, https://www.gov.scot/publications/community-benefits-public-procurement/

20. University of Glasgow (2015), Analysis of the Impact and Value of Community Benefit Clauses in Procurement, https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0048/00480510.pdf

21. University of Glasgow (2015), Analysis of the Impact and Value of Community Benefit Clauses in Procurement, https://www2.gov.scot/Resource/0048/00480510.pdf

22. Scottish Government (2016), Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014: Statutory Guidance, https://www.gov.scot/publications/guidance-under-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014/pages/7/

23. In April 2016, just under a year after the TERU report was published, section 25 of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 came into force. This placed a legal obligation on public bodies to consider the inclusion of community benefit requirements in contracts with a value of £4 million or more.

24. Two public bodies submitted two separate responses to the survey. When presenting the survey results, we have included all the responses, other than Figure 1.3 where we give a breakdown of respondents by sector.

25. Scottish Government (2008), Community Benefits in Public Procurement, https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/progress-report/2008/02/community-benefits-public-procurement/documents/0056513-pdf/0056513-pdf/govscot%3Adocument/0056513.pdf

26. University of Glasgow (2015), Analysis of the Impact and Value of Community Benefit Clauses in Procurement, http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/109821/1/109821.pdf

27. Scottish Government (2016), Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014: Statutory Guidance, https://www.gov.scot/publications/guidance-under-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014/pages/3/

28. University of Glasgow (2015), Analysis of the Impact and Value of Community Benefit Clauses in Procurement, http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/109821/1/109821.pdf

29. In this chart, and others in this report, ‘n=x’ refers to the number of public bodies that provided the data we have presented in the chart. We provide an overall figure as well as a sectoral breakdown to show the number of public bodies from each sector that provided the data in question.

30. Registers of Scotland, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, https://www.ros.gov.uk/about/publications/governance-and-corporate/2020/annual-procurement-report-2018-2019

31. Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, https://www.cne-siar.gov.uk/media/14723/statutory-annual-procurement-report-2018-19-002.pdf

32. South Lanarkshire Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/13247/procurement_annual_report_2018-2019.pdf

33. Glasgow City Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=42112&p=0

34. Our research has found that delivering community benefit requirements can be a disincentive for SMEs to tendering for certain opportunities. This is an issue we return to in Chapter 5.

35. Police Scotland, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.scotland.police.uk/spa-media/hnkjf05y/annual-procurement-report-2017-2018.pdf

36. City of Edinburgh Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/25914/procurement-annual-report-2018

37. Midlothian Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, http://www.midlothian.gov.uk/download/downloads/id/3056/Midlothian_Council_Annual_Procurement_Report_2017-18.pdf

38. East Renfrewshire Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk/media/2598/Cabinet-Item-04-25-October-2018/pdf/Cabinet_Item_04_-_25_October_2018.pdf?m=637357817963200000

39. Scottish Enterprise, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/media/1751/se-annual-report-2017-18.docx

40. River Clyde Homes, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18,  https://www.riverclydehomes.org.uk/uploaded/river-clyde-web/passthrough/annual_procurement_report_2017_18.pdf

41. Strathclyde Partnership for Transport, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, http://www.spt.co.uk/corporate/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/procurementannualreport_2017-18.pdf

42. Glasgow School of Art, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, http://www.gsa.ac.uk/media/1655978/spend-report-17-18.pdf

43. Moray Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, http://www.moray.gov.uk/downloads/file121042.pdf

44. Orkney Island Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.orkney.gov.uk/Files/Business-and-Trade/Procurement/Procurement_Annual_Report_2016_2018.pdf

45. Community benefit requirements may be particularly helpful to disadvantaged groups or areas.  ‘Priority groups’ refer to groups of people or organisations that public bodies have identified in their communities as being in need of support through community benefit requirements.

46. City of Glasgow College, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, https://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/sites/default/files/CoGCAnnualProcurementReport2018_19_Feb20.pdf

47. When considering this data, it should be noted that other public bodies, which did not submit an annual procurement report in 2017-18 and/or 2018-19, may also have delivered community benefits through their procurement activity. As noted in Chapter 1, the analysis we have undertaken has only been able to take account of the information that was available in annual procurement reports, our survey and interviews conducted during the research.  While a substantive amount of information has been analysed, this is not a complete picture of sustainable procurement activity in Scotland.

48. It should also be noted that there may be some duplication of outputs (number of jobs, apprenticeships and so on) achieved across different public bodies, therefore the total number of outputs may be lower than calculated. For example, the number of jobs created through an individual contract might have been reported by an individual public body, and a procurement centre of expertise.

49. Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, https://www.hie.co.uk/media/7400/annual-procurement-report-2018-2019.pdf

50. West Dunbartonshire Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/media/4316970/procurement-annual-report-2019.pdf

51. Scottish Borders Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/file/6778/sbc_annual_procurement_report_201718

52. Almond Housing Association, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, https://www.almondha.org.uk/uploads/2019-09-18-09-37-31-FINAL20201819pdf-89485.pdf

53. Transport Scotland, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/46776/transport-scotland-annual-procurement-report-2019.pdf

54. Scottish Government, City Region Deals, https://www.gov.scot/policies/cities-regions/city-region-deals/

55. Glasgow City Region, Community Benefits, http://www.glasgowcityregion.co.uk/communitybenefits

56. When charitable donations are included as part of community benefit requirements, it is important that public bodies ensure these are relevant and proportionate to the contract in question.

57. Perth & Kinross Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.pkc.gov.uk/media/42477/Procurement-Annual-Report-2017-18/pdf/Perth_and_Kinross_Council_Procurement_Annual_Report_2017-18.pdf?m=636685347655300000

58. South Ayrshire Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017, https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/publications/annual%20procurement%20report%202017.pdf

59. University of Glasgow (2015), Analysis of the Impact and Value of Community Benefit Clauses in Procurement, http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/109821/1/109821.pdf

60. University of Glasgow (2015), Analysis of the Impact and Value of Community Benefit Clauses in Procurement, http://eprints.gla.ac.uk/109821/1/109821.pdf

61. Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/12/section/9

62. Edinburgh College, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, http://doc.edinburghcollege.ac.uk/procurement/annual%20procurement%20report.pdf

63. Fife Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, http://publications.fifedirect.org.uk/c64_AnnualProcurementReport2018-2019FINAL1.pdf

64. Hanover Housing Association, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.hanover.scot/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Annual-Procurement-Report-2017-2018.pdf

65. Scottish Public Pensions Agency, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, https://pensions.gov.scot/sites/default/files/2019-09/Strategy%20Report%2018-19%20v1.0%20-%20Final.pdf

66. Hanover Housing Association, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.hanover.scot/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Annual-Procurement-Report-2017-2018.pdf

67. NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.nhsggc.org.uk/media/251169/nhsggc_procurement_annual_report_jan17-mar18.pdf

68. Fife Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, http://publications.fifedirect.org.uk/c64_AnnualProcurementReport2018-2019FINAL1.pdf

69. Scottish Prison Service, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, https://www.sps.gov.uk/Corporate/Publications/Publication-6549.aspx

70. NHS National Procurement, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.nhsscotlandprocurement.scot.nhs.uk/media/12984/np_procurement_report_july2018_v1.0.pdf

71. Transport Scotland, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/46776/transport-scotland-annual-procurement-report-2019.pdf

72. National Records of Scotland, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files/about-us/procurement/nrs-annual-procurement-report-2017-18.pdf

73. NHS Ayrshire & Arran, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.nhsaaa.net/services-a-to-z/procurement/

74. Robert Gordon University, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www3.rgu.ac.uk/about/schools-and-departments/administration-and-support/procurement

75. APUC, Sustain Supply Chain Sustainability Web Portal, https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/?p=working&_escaped_fragment_=/Sustain

76. APUC, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/docs/corporateinfo/2018%20PRA%20Annual%20Procurement%20Report%20Jan%202017%20to%20July%202018.pdf

77. Scottish Government, Sustainable Procurement Guidance,  https://www.gov.scot/collections/sustainable-procurement-guidance/

78. Scottish Government (2018), Addressing fair work practices, including the Real Living Wage, in Procurement: Best Practice, https://www.gov.scot/publications/addressing-fair-work-practices-including-real-living-wage-procurement-best/

79. Fair Work Convention, https://www.fairworkconvention.scot/

80. City of Edinburgh Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/25914/procurement-annual-report-2018

81. Scottish Government (2018), Addressing fair work practices, including the Real Living Wage, in Procurement: Best Practice, https://www.gov.scot/publications/addressing-fair-work-practices-including-real-living-wage-procurement-best/

82. Fife College, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.fife.ac.uk/media/2220/annual-report-2016-18-fife-college-100918.pdf

83. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/media/1332285/sfrs_procurement_annual_report__jan_2017___march_2018_for_publication.pdf

84. Scotland’s Rural College, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.sruc.ac.uk/downloads/download/719/sruc_procurement_strategy_and_policy

85. University of Glasgow, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.gla.ac.uk/media/Media_623049_smxx.pdf

86. NHS Lothian, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://org.nhslothian.scot/Procurement/SupplierInformation/Documents/NHS%20Lothian%20Annual%20Procurement%20Report%202018%20V1.0.pdf

87. Scottish Enterprise, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/media/1751/se-annual-report-2017-18.docx

88. Direct comparisons between data related to Living Wage and the Scottish Business Pledge provided in annual procurement reports published in 2018-19 and those published in 2017-18 are not possible. In 2018-19, public bodies were asked to provide quantitative data on a data template. In 2017-18, public bodies were not asked to complete a data template, so data related to these issues was not provided consistently, and this limits the conclusions that can be drawn.

89. When we refer to the percentage of suppliers here, we have made our calculations using data submitted by individual public bodies. It should be noted, however, that there may be some duplication of suppliers across the public bodies, therefore the actual percentage of unique suppliers may be different to the figures reported.

90. Scottish Government, Worker Conditions: Sustainable Procurement Guidance, https://sustainableprocurementtools.scot/index.cfm/guidance/fairly-and-ethically-traded/worker-conditions/

91. Abertay University, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-2018, https://www.abertay.ac.uk/media/5946/abertay-university-annual-procurement-report-jan-2017-july-2018.pdf

92. Scotland’s Rural College, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.sruc.ac.uk/downloads/download/719/sruc_procurement_strategy_and_policy

93. South Ayrshire Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017, https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/publications/annual%20procurement%20report%202017.pdf

94. NHS Education for Scotland, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.nes.scot.nhs.uk/about-us/procurement/annual-procurement-report.aspx

95. Forestry Commission, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://forestryandland.gov.scot/images/researchandresources/procurement/Annual-Procurement-Report-2017-2018-Forest-Enterprise-Scotland.pdf .

96. Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/regulation/21

97. Scottish Government (2016), Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014: Statutory Guidance, https://www.gov.scot/publications/guidance-under-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014/pages/3/

98. Scottish Government (2016), Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014: Statutory Guidance, https://www.gov.scot/publications/guidance-under-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014/pages/3/

99. University of the West of Scotland, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.uws.ac.uk/media/4706/uws-annual-procurement-report-16th-october-2018.pdf

100. Highland Council, Annual Procurement Report 2017-18, https://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/file/19617/the_highland_council_procurement_annual_report_fy17-18

101. Falkirk Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.falkirk.gov.uk/services/council-democracy/policies-strategies/procurement/docs/Annual%20Procurement%20Report%202017%20to%202018.pdf?v=201910291602

102. Scottish Social Services Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.sssc.uk.com/knowledgebase/article/KA-02760/en-us

103. North Lanarkshire Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=22227&p=0

104. City of Edinburgh Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/25914/procurement-annual-report-2018

105. NHS National Procurement, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.nhsscotlandprocurement.scot.nhs.uk/media/12984/np_procurement_report_july2018_v1.0.pdf

106. City of Edinburgh Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/downloads/file/25914/procurement-annual-report-2018

107. Historic Environment Scotland, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/publications/publication/?publicationId=79840e93-c6a3-43b0-85dd-a99200f342c8

108. The Hillcrest Group, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.hillcrest.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/1/2018/08/Hillcrest-Group-Annual-Procurement-Report-2017-2018.pdf

109. Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.hie.co.uk/media/7437/hieplusannualplusprocurementplusreportplus2017-plus2018.pdf

110. North Lanarkshire Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=22227&p=0

111. South Ayrshire Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017, https://www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk/procurement/publications/annual%20procurement%20report%202017.pdf

112. Highland Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.highland.gov.uk/downloads/file/19617/the_highland_council_procurement_annual_report_fy17-18

113. National Records of Scotland, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.nrscotland.gov.uk/files/about-us/procurement/nrs-annual-procurement-report-2017-18.pdf

114. West Dunbartonshire Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/media/4316971/2017-2018-west-dunbartonshire-council-annual-procurement-report-1.pdf

115. Transport Scotland, Annual Procurement Report, 2018-19, https://www.transport.gov.scot/media/46776/transport-scotland-annual-procurement-report-2019.pdf

116. Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2015/446/regulation/21

117. Scottish Government, Public Sector Procurement, https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/sme-access-to-public-contracts/

118. North Lanarkshire Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.northlanarkshire.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=22227&p=0

119. Maryhill Housing Association, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.maryhill.org.uk/getattachment/2ebc2cbe-6b78-408d-aeb5-fbec45dfc27f/CEO-Report-Appendix-Annual-Procurement-Report-2017-18-(1).pdf.aspx?lang=en-GB

120. South Lanarkshire Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk/downloads/file/12445/procurement_annual_report_2017-2018

121. Fife Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/c64_AnnualProcurementReport16-17Q4and17-18.pdf

122. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/media/1332285/sfrs_procurement_annual_report__jan_2017___march_2018_for_publication.pdf

123. City of Glasgow College, Annual Procurement Report, 2016-18, https://www.cityofglasgowcollege.ac.uk/sites/default/files/CoGC%20Annual%20Procurement%20Report%202016-2018.pdf

124. Abertay University, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.abertay.ac.uk/media/5946/abertay-university-annual-procurement-report-jan-2017-july-2018.pdf

125. Scottish Canals, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.scottishcanals.co.uk/corporate/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/07/2017_18-Annual-Procurement-Report.pdf

126. Registers of Scotland, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.ros.gov.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0018/100359/RoS-annual-procurement-report-17-18-v1.0.pdf

127. Scottish Enterprise, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.scottish-enterprise.com/media/1751/se-annual-report-2017-18.docx

128. NHS Lothian, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://org.nhslothian.scot/Procurement/SupplierInformation/Documents/NHS%20Lothian%20Annual%20Procurement%20Report%202018%20V1.0.pdf

129. Historic Environment Scotland, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.historicenvironment.scot/archives-and-research/publications/publication/?publicationId=79840e93-c6a3-43b0-85dd-a99200f342c8

130. Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.hie.co.uk/media/7437/hieplusannualplusprocurementplusreportplus2017-plus2018.pdf

131. Scottish Prison Service, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.sps.gov.uk/Corporate/Publications/Publication-6062.aspx

132. Scottish Borders Council, Annual Procurement Report 2017-18, https://www.scotborders.gov.uk/downloads/download/960/sbc_annual_procurement_report_201718

133. Scottish Government (2016), Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014: Statutory Guidance, https://www.gov.scot/publications/guidance-under-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014/pages/3/

134. Aberdeenshire Council, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, http://publications.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/dataset/87890bed-7638-410d-af4c-7b672614da1f/resource/358a35dc-919c-4f5c-a904-970b1092c53d/download/cusersspellascdocumentsaberdeenshire-council---procurement-annual-report-2017-18.pdf

135. Scottish Government, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-government-procurement-annual-report-2018/

136. Glasgow Kelvin College, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.glasgowkelvin.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Procurement-Annual-Procurement-Report-201718.pdf

137. Scottish Fire and Rescue Service, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.firescotland.gov.uk/media/1332285/sfrs_procurement_annual_report__jan_2017___march_2018_for_publication.pdf

138. Police Scotland, Our 10 Year Strategy for Policing in Scotland, https://www.scotland.police.uk/spa-media/jjkpn4et/policing-2026-strategy.pdf?view=Standard

139. APUC, Annual Performance Report, 2017-18, https://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk/docs/corporateinfo/2018%20PRA%20Annual%20Procurement%20Report%20Jan%202017%20to%20July%202018.pdf

140. University of Edinburgh, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, http://www.docs.csg.ed.ac.uk/Procweb/PolicyP/AnnualProcurementReport2018FV.pdf

141. Data includes 33 responses from 31 organisations – two public bodies submitted two separate responses.

142. It is important to note that some of the public bodies which submitted reports in year 1 did not submit in year 2 (and vice versa).

143. Scottish Government, National Performance Framework, https://nationalperformance.gov.scot/

144. Data includes 33 responses from 31 organisations – two public bodies submitted two separate responses.

145. Scottish Government, Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act: Statutory Guidance, https://www.gov.scot/publications/guidance-under-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014/

146. Scottish Government, Sustainable Procurement Tools, https://sustainableprocurementtools.scot/

147. Scottish Government, Procurement Training Frameworks, https://www.gov.scot/publications/procurement-training-frameworks/

148. Scottish Government, Sustainable Procurement Tools: Guidance, https://sustainableprocurementtools.scot/index.cfm/guidance/

149. Scottish Government and Zero Waste Scotland, Introduction to Sustainable Public Procurement in Scotland, https://www.zerowastescotland.org.uk/content/registration-scottish-approach-sustainable-public-procurement

150. Scottish Government, Public Sector Procurement: Governance, https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-governance/

151. Highlands and Islands Enterprise, Annual Procurement Report, 2017-18, https://www.hie.co.uk/media/7437/hieplusannualplusprocurementplusreportplus2017-plus2018.pdf

152. Social Enterprise in Scotland, Census 2019, https://socialenterprisecensus.org.uk/wp-content/themes/census19/pdf/2019-report.pdf

153. Scottish Government, Sustainable Procurement Guidance https://www.gov.scot/collections/sustainable-procurement-guidance/

154. In doing this, it is important that public bodies award scores appropriately, in proportion to the scale of the contract and in a way that does not unfairly benefit any particular supplier or group of suppliers. For example, it would not be appropriate to award points to a supplier just because it is an SME, although evidence of the suppliers’ activities to involve SMEs in sub-contracting opportunities might be appropriate, depending on the scale of the contract.

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