APUC Procurement Manual
Over the coming months APUC will be transitioning its existing procurement procedures and adopting the
Procurement Journey
The Procurement Journey is a step by step guide through the procurement process. It has been developed by a cross-sectoral working group within Scotland (including substantial input from APUC) and represents current best practice and guidance for public procurement. It will be continually updated by the Scottish Procurement Directorate based on changes in legislation, developments in best practice and feedback from users.
In adopting the Procurement Journey APUC are helping to maintain a standard approach to procurement across the public sector.
APUC's Procurement Manual will still govern the operational procurement principles within APUC and should be used by all procurement staff.
Using the Journey
Procurement Staff should first familiarise themselves with the Scottish Procurement Policy Handbook and APUC's Procurement Manual. Highlighted as the first two steps in the flow chart below. After that the headings in the flow chart mirror the "stops" along the Procurement Journey.
Clicking on one of the headings will take you through to the relevant section of Procurement Journey where you will find up to date guidance and advice relating to that area.
Additional APUC documents
In some sections there are additional APUC-specific documents that have been retained from the original flowcharts which are not currently included in the Procurement Journey. Further documents may be added as required but we will try to minimise duplication of the Procurement Journey.
Sign-off points
In order to tie-in with APUC's own internal procedures some points in the process require sign-off from the Head of Operational Procurement and Compliance before proceeding any further. These have been identified at each stage of the journey below.
Previous Versions
APUC staff can still view and access templates from the Open and Restricted Flowcharts that were in place prior to the Procurement Journey;
APUC Process and Procedures for Cat B Collaborative Procurements in line with Procurement Journey