Current status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 5 February 2026
To ask the Scottish Government, further to the answer to question S6W-40836 by Jackson Carlaw, on behalf of the Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body (SPCB), on 28 October 2025, what its position is on whether there is a need for a Scottish Procurement Policy note to ensure that the SPCB and other public bodies implement a package of boycotts, divestment and sanctions, in light of motion S6M-18686 as amended on 3 September 2025, and when any such note will be issued.
It is the long-standing view of the Scottish Government that the exploitation of assets in illegally occupied territory is likely to constitute grave professional misconduct for the purposes of procurement law.
Scottish Procurement Policy Note 3/2026 was published on 5 February 2026 and sets out the options available to public sector buyers in relation to bidders which are engaged in grave professional misconduct, including human rights violations. It can be found on the Scottish Government website, at: https://www.gov.scot/publications/public-procurement-human-rights-and-grave-professional-misconduct-sppn-3-2026/.
That notwithstanding, it is for each autonomous public body to ensure that it complies with its own procurement policies, and associated legal obligations.