The Light Touch Regime Scope and General Guidance The Light Touch Regime (LTR) outlines specific rules for certain service contracts, that are generally of lower interest to cross-border competition. These services are specified in The following guidance does not relate in any way to Social Care, Health or Utilities procurement exercises, only to the other range of service areas covered by the Procurement Journey that include amongst others, services such as Education Services, Security Services and Postal Services. Organisations must determine on a case by case basis whether they expect that there will be bidders from other EU member states interested in a particular procurement and take this into consideration when deciding whether the LTR (particularly in respect of using appropriate advertising) is applicable. A higher threshold value applies to these defined light touch services and when commencing a relevant procurement exercise, Procurement Officers must also assess the expected value (including any extensions) to determine what rules will apply to the process: For contracts at or above the threshold of £589k the LTR will apply in line with regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. For contracts valued between £50k and £589k the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 will In all cases, Procurement Officers must have regard to the relevant Statutory Guidance and the requirements of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. Procedures at or above EU Threshold (£589k) Where a relevant service contract is valued at or above the EU Threshold of £589k, Procurement Officers must meet all of the LTR provisions laid out. Specifically, they must: Publish a Contract Notice or Prior Information Notice (PIN) if used as a call for competition (unless it is a direct award without competition) on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) for onward transmission to the OJEU Publish a Contract Award Notice (these can be grouped quarterly) reasonable and proportionate time limits to any stages of the procurement Assess successful bidder(s) to identify any instances where mandatory exclusion grounds may apply.
The Light Touch Regime Scope and General Guidance The Light Touch Regime (LTR) outlines specific rules for certain service contracts, that are generally of lower interest to cross-border competition. These services are specified in The following guidance does not relate in any way to Social Care, Health or Utilities procurement exercises, only to the other range of service areas covered by the Procurement Journey that include amongst others, services such as Education Services, Security Services and Postal Services. Organisations must determine on a case by case basis whether they expect that there will be bidders from other EU member states interested in a particular procurement and take this into consideration when deciding whether the LTR (particularly in respect of using appropriate advertising) is applicable. A higher threshold value applies to these defined light touch services and when commencing a relevant procurement exercise, Procurement Officers must also assess the expected value (including any extensions) to determine what rules will apply to the process: For contracts at or above the threshold of £589k the LTR will apply in line with regulations 74-76 of the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015. For contracts valued between £50k and £589k the Procurement (Scotland) Regulations 2016 will In all cases, Procurement Officers must have regard to the relevant Statutory Guidance and the requirements of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014. Procedures at or above EU Threshold (£589k) Where a relevant service contract is valued at or above the EU Threshold of £589k, Procurement Officers must meet all of the LTR provisions laid out. Specifically, they must: Publish a Contract Notice or Prior Information Notice (PIN) if used as a call for competition (unless it is a direct award without competition) on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) for onward transmission to the OJEU Publish a Contract Award Notice (these can be grouped quarterly) reasonable and proportionate time limits to any stages of the procurement Assess successful bidder(s) to identify any instances where mandatory exclusion grounds may apply.
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