Our procurement and conditions of contracts
Procurement has a significant role to play to achieve the Care Inspectorate’s objectives, and our seven key principles are reflected in our procurement strategy.
Our 2023-2026 Procurement Strategy:
sets out our priorities and proposals for procurement over the planning period
identifies those factors that will influence the way in which we manage the procurement process
describes the arrangements for monitoring and evaluating the strategy.
Supplier payments
We are committed to the ‘Confederation of British Industry Prompt Payment Code’ for the payment of bills for goods and services we receive. It is our policy to make payments in accordance with the Scottish Government’s instructions on prompt payment and a target payment within 10 days.
Public Contracts Scotland
Our contracts register for all competitively advertised contracts exceeding £50,000 is published on the Public Contracts Scotland portal. We publish high value tenders on the Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) advertising website.
We encourage businesses to register for free on this site. It will give you access to a large number of high and low value public authority contract opportunities across Scotland, including the Care Inspectorate. You can also view our profile.
We do not maintain an internal register of suppliers or have an approved supplier list.
It covers lower value contract opportunities but also those above the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) threshold.