Annual Procurement report April 2020-March 2021 1. Background 2. Definitions of Regulated Procurement

Background 1.1 The Association’s procurement strategy is intended to ensure our compliance with the Procurement (Scotland) Act 2014 [“the 2014 Act”] and the following statutory guidance and regulations: • Addressing fair working practices, including the living wage, in procurement (Scottish Procurement Policy Note SPPN 1/2015 Scottish Government) • The Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. [...] 1.3 The Association is a contracting authority for the purposes of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. [...] 3.5 In the coming year the following contracts will be procured • Appointment of main Contractor for delivery of a 22 unit newbuild development on the site at 159 Butterbiggins Road Housing Management & Maintenance 3.5 The Association expects to make the following ‘regulated and non-regulated higher value procurements over the next 2 Financial Years –2021/22 and 2022/23 3.6 2021/22 Regulated Contr. [...] £50K • Appointment of Asbestos Removal Term Contract – Value £100K • Review of Lift Maintenance Contracts • Review of Water Management Contracts • Review of Fire Detection Contracts • Review of Bin Chute Contracts Finance, Corporate Services & HR 3.7 No regulated procurement has taken place in this financial year. [...] £100k (In line with the terms of the current contract and because of Covid 19 we have extended the current contract by one year to allow us to properly specify the next contract with additional tasks and guidance due to Covid 19 expected).