Council Tenders
The Review of Public Procurement in Scotland recommended that an open market environment supported by a single public sector electronic portal should be established. Suppliers must be able to access all essential information on opportunities to offer services and bid for contracts for the supply of commodities and services to the whole public sector in Scotland.
The national advertising portal - Public Contracts Scotland http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ - has been established in response to the recommendation. This portal enables the Council to advertise all contracting opportunities, irrespective of value. Adverts which must be published on the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) website will also be submitted through the portal to the Publications Office of the European Commission.
The portal allows documents to be attached to the notice, e.g. Pre-Qualification Questionnaires, Invitation To Tender documentation etc. Suppliers can view the contract notices and in addition if registered, can receive free e-alerts notifying them of contract opportunities relevant to their business.
Please note the portal is not an e-tendering system.
Adequate Publicity
Regulation 8(21) of The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2006 states that in awarding any public contract, where EC Treaty principles require it, public bodies should "ensure a degree of advertising and follow a procedure leading to the award of the contract which is sufficient to enable open and fair competition". Advertising contract opportunities on the portal will assist the Council comply with this legal obligation.
Our Competition Requirements for Contracts are shown below.
Please see below Clackmannanshire Council's buyers profile detailing our current and future purchasing plans.
