Our policy on promoting compliance by contractors and sub-contractors with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and any provision made under that Act Background/context: We regard it as important that those bidding for our contracts are able to demonstrate that they are responsible contractors who comply with their legal obligations, including obligations regarding health and safety. Our policy: It is a standard condition of our contracts that the contractor must comply with all applicable law, any applicable requirements of regulatory bodies and good industry practice. This includes any applicable health and safety law. Furthermore, whenever contractor personnel are on our premises, they are obliged under the terms of our standard contracts, to comply with our own health and safety requirements. Current EU procurement legislation does not explicitly address health and safety as part of the selection criteria which purchasers can use when determining which suppliers to invite to bid. In recognition of the importance of health and safety we ensured, when drafting guidance to accompany the European Single Procurement Document that we provided public purchasers with clear advice on how to take account of, and score, a supplier’s health and safety record in a manner compatible with the new legislation. Monitoring: Our standard contract management arrangements will be revised to ensure that we capture information regarding health and safety incidents relating to the delivery of our contracts and any remedial measures taken. That information will be collated centrally and will inform the annual report of performance against this strategy. Our policy on the procurement of fairly and ethically traded goods and services Background/context: Scotland achieved Fair Trade Nation status in 2013 and was one of the first countries in the world to sign up to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. There is a commitment in the Programme for Government 2016/17 to update the National Performance Framework to reflect this. In their current form the sustainable procurement tools can be used to identify opportunities to consider ethical issues. Our standard procurement procedures for regulated contracts involve an assessment of a bidder’s suitability to be awarded the contract. This process
Our policy on promoting compliance by contractors and sub-contractors with the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 and any provision made under that Act Background/context: We regard it as important that those bidding for our contracts are able to demonstrate that they are responsible contractors who comply with their legal obligations, including obligations regarding health and safety. Our policy: It is a standard condition of our contracts that the contractor must comply with all applicable law, any applicable requirements of regulatory bodies and good industry practice. This includes any applicable health and safety law. Furthermore, whenever contractor personnel are on our premises, they are obliged under the terms of our standard contracts, to comply with our own health and safety requirements. Current EU procurement legislation does not explicitly address health and safety as part of the selection criteria which purchasers can use when determining which suppliers to invite to bid. In recognition of the importance of health and safety we ensured, when drafting guidance to accompany the European Single Procurement Document that we provided public purchasers with clear advice on how to take account of, and score, a supplier’s health and safety record in a manner compatible with the new legislation. Monitoring: Our standard contract management arrangements will be revised to ensure that we capture information regarding health and safety incidents relating to the delivery of our contracts and any remedial measures taken. That information will be collated centrally and will inform the annual report of performance against this strategy. Our policy on the procurement of fairly and ethically traded goods and services Background/context: Scotland achieved Fair Trade Nation status in 2013 and was one of the first countries in the world to sign up to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. There is a commitment in the Programme for Government 2016/17 to update the National Performance Framework to reflect this. In their current form the sustainable procurement tools can be used to identify opportunities to consider ethical issues. Our standard procurement procedures for regulated contracts involve an assessment of a bidder’s suitability to be awarded the contract. This process
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