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(1)In this Act—
F2(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)“the Public Contracts Regulations” means the [F3Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/XX)], and
(c)[F4a “higher value regulated procurement”] is a regulated procurement to which the Public Contracts Regulations apply F5....
(2)The Scottish Ministers may by order—
F6(a). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(b)amend the definition of “the Public Contracts Regulations” so as to substitute for the regulations for the time being specified there such other instrument as they consider appropriate.
(3)An order under subsection (2) may make such consequential modifications to subsection (1) and any other provision of this Act as the Scottish Ministers consider appropriate.
Textual Amendments
F1S. 41 heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 3(6)(a) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F2S. 41(1)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 3(6)(b) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F3Words in s. 41(1)(b) substituted (18.4.2016) by The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/446), reg. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 2(4)(b) (with regs. 3-18, 99-101)
F4Words in s. 41(1)(c) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 3(6)(c) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F5Words in s. 41(1)(c) omitted (18.4.2016) by virtue of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/446), reg. 1(2), Sch. 6 para. 2(4)(c) (with regs. 3-18, 99-101)
F6S. 41(2)(a) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 3(6)(b) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
(1)In this Act—
“award notice” has the meaning given in section 23(6),
“community benefit requirement” has the meaning given in section 24,
“contract notice” has the meaning given in section 23(6),
“contracting authority” has the meaning given in section 1,
“economic operator” means any person who offers the execution of works, the supply of products or the provision of services on the market,
“financial year” means the period of 12 months in respect of which the accounts of the contracting authority in question are prepared,
“public contract” [F7means a contract for pecuniary interest concluded in writing between one or more economic operators and one or more contracting authorities and having as its object the execution of works, the supply of products or the provision of services]
“Public Contracts website” has the meaning given in section 22,
“public works contract” [F8means a public contract having as its object one of the following—
the execution or the design and execution of works related to one of the activities within the meaning of schedule 2 of the Public Contracts Regulations,
the execution or the design and execution of a work,
the realisation, by whatever means, of a work corresponding to the requirements specified by the contracting authority exercising a decisive influence on the type or design of the work,
(except in a subsidised public works contract),]
“regulated procurement” has the meaning given in section 2.
[F9“work” means the outcome of building or civil engineering works taken as a whole which is sufficient in itself to fulfil an economic or technical function.]
(2)In this Act, a contracting authority's area is the area by reference to which the contracting authority primarily exercises its functions, disregarding any areas outside Scotland.
Textual Amendments
F7Words in s. 42 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 3(7)(a) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F8Words in s. 42 substituted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 3(7)(b) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
F9Words in s. 42(1) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Public Procurement etc. (EU Exit) (Scotland) (Amendment) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/468), regs. 1(2), 3(7)(c) (with sch. paras. 1-5)
(1)The Scottish Ministers may by order make such supplementary, incidental, consequential, transitional or transitory provision or savings as they consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or in connection with, any provision made by or under this Act.
(2)An order under subsection (1) may modify any enactment (including this Act).
(1)Any power conferred by this Act on the Scottish Ministers to make an order or regulations includes the power to make—
(a)different provision for different cases or descriptions of case or for different purposes,
(b)such incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Scottish Ministers consider necessary or expedient.
(2)Orders or regulations made under the following provisions are subject to the affirmative procedure—
(a)section 1(2),
(b)section 3(3),
(c)section 4(2),
(d)section 7(1),
(e)section 14(1),
(f)section 15(6),
(g)section 25(5),
(h)section 40,
(i)section 41(2),
(j)section 43 (but only if the order adds to, replaces or omits any part of the text of an Act).
(3)Any other orders or regulations made under this Act are subject to the negative procedure.
(4)This section does not apply to an order under section 45(2).
(1)This section and sections 41, 42, 43, 44 and 46 come into force on the day of Royal Assent.
(2)The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order appoint.
(3)An order under subsection (2) may contain such transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Scottish Ministers consider necessary or expedient.
The short title of this Act is the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.
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