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Procurement
4.7 The procurement activities of public bodies are highly regulated ( EU Treaty, specific EU Directives on procurement and jurisprudence from the European Court of Justice and the national courts) which means that such bodies are obliged to ensure that they act in a transparent and proportionate manner ensuring equal treatment and non discrimination in all their activities. In essence, this means that good procurement practice is fundamentally about treating potential suppliers equally and awarding contracts on the basis of merit following fair and open competition wherever possible. In this respect, good procurement practice is therefore consistent with equality policies.
Procurement action plan
Policy | Action | By whom | By when | Outcome | Progress and Measure |
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Procurement | We will review standard contract conditions to ensure that they commit our suppliers to comply with all relevant equality legislation. | Scottish Procurement Directorate | December 2006 and ongoing - Done | All contract conditions to refer to equality and non discrimination legislation including DDA and Disability Equality Duty | A revised Condition of Contract has been produced and, subject to Scottish Government Solicitors' approval, will be incorporated in Scottish Government Standard Terms and Conditions of Contract, |
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