Following the 2006 McClelland Report on value in public procurement, the Scottish Government has used “bundled contracts”, frameworks and hubs. The effect has been to freeze out smaller contractors who cannot compete for these high-value contracts.
Many Scottish construction companies are dying a slow death because the Scottish Government’s flagship procurement policy excludes them from competing for public work.
Following the 2006 McClelland Report on value in public procurement, the Scottish Government has used “bundled contracts”, frameworks and hubs. The effect has been to freeze out smaller contractors who cannot compete for these high-value contracts.