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Fair Work practices, including the real Living Wage in procurement

Please note: the content of this page is currently undergoing a review. For further information on the real Living Wage please see the What is the real Living Wage information sheet [1], the Scottish Government’s Fair Work and Procurement webpage [2] or alternatively please email scottishprocurement@gov.scot [3].

Please note that information on Fair Work First, which includes payment of the real Living Wage, can be found in SPPN 06/2021 [4].

Statutory Guidance on Addressing Fair Work Practices, including the real Living Wage, in Procurement [5]

 

You must have regard to the Statutory Guidance on how to evaluate fair work when selecting tenderers and awarding contracts

 

 Best Practice Guidance on Addressing Fair Work Practices, including the real Living Wage, in Procurement [6] 

 

Practical Guidance on the key issues when addressing Fair Work in procurement exercises

 

Fair Work Practices in Procurement: Toolkit [7]

 

Practical tools for organisations and suppliers to use at key stages of a procurement exercise:

Information sheets
  • frequently asked questions [8]
  • what is fair work? [9]
  • what is the real Living Wage? [10]
  • what are fair work practices? [11]
  • other useful resources [12]
 
Practical tools
  • fair work commodity/service strategy: checklist [13]
  • fair work commodity/service strategy: flowchart [14]
  • developing a fair work criterion [15]
 
Examples of 
  • statements for procurement documents [16]
  • fair work commodity/service strategy: checklist - home support services [17]
  • fair work invitation to tender criterion - home support services [18]
  • scoring methodology [19]
  • checklist for evaluation panel members [20]
  • good tender responses [21]
  • feedback to bidders [22]

 

The Best Practice Guidance [6]and Toolkit [7] is also embedded throughout various, relevant stations in the Procurement Journey to allow Procurement Officers to address Fair Work practices where relevant and proportionate throughout the procurement process and into the Contract & Supplier Management process.


Source URL: https://procurement-journey.test.wsdev.org/additional-resources/fair-work-practices

Links
[1] https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/information-sheets/6795f34b-5728-4533-a13f-b2bab922617f/6795f34b-5728-4533-a13f-b2bab922617f/govscot%3Adocument/3.%2BFair%2BWork%2B-%2BToolkit%2B-%2BInformation%2BSheet%2B-%2BWhat%2Bis%2Bthe%2Breal%2BLiving%2BWag....pdf
[2] https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/fair-work-in-procurement/
[3] mailto:scottishprocurement@gov.scot
[4] https://www.gov.scot/publications/implementation-of-fair-work-first-in-scottish-public-procurement-sppn-6-2021/
[5] https://beta.gov.scot/publications/statutory-guidance-selection-tenderers-award-contracts-addressing-fair-work-practices/
[6] https://beta.gov.scot/publications/addressing-fair-work-practices-including-real-living-wage-procurement-best/
[7] https://beta.gov.scot/publications/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/
[8] https://beta.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/information-sheets/4ac4f71b-fa4b-49f7-bc8d-9dffa1f61a29/4ac4f71b-fa4b-49f7-bc8d-9dffa1f61a29/govscot%3Adocument?inline=true
[9] https://beta.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/information-sheets/0e815d45-79e2-4a26-a983-f3514a1351b7/0e815d45-79e2-4a26-a983-f3514a1351b7/govscot%3Adocument?inline=true
[10] https://beta.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/information-sheets/6795f34b-5728-4533-a13f-b2bab922617f/6795f34b-5728-4533-a13f-b2bab922617f/govscot%3Adocument?inline=true
[11] https://beta.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/information-sheets/5d705beb-3c35-4d75-88c7-875e59a3aafa/5d705beb-3c35-4d75-88c7-875e59a3aafa/govscot%3Adocument?inline=true
[12] https://beta.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/information-sheets/a9a328c2-2fbb-4841-82b7-1777bbf5afa6/a9a328c2-2fbb-4841-82b7-1777bbf5afa6/govscot%3Adocument?inline=true
[13] https://beta.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/practical-tools/51e25688-7693-4f9c-bbb4-099b80ea3554/51e25688-7693-4f9c-bbb4-099b80ea3554/govscot%3Adocument?inline=true
[14] https://beta.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/practical-tools/e4030ea2-cab7-4b61-8b8a-05380ea12e1a/e4030ea2-cab7-4b61-8b8a-05380ea12e1a/govscot%3Adocument?inline=true
[15] https://beta.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/practical-tools/399d841c-8b03-42ed-8788-e348eaf19a80/399d841c-8b03-42ed-8788-e348eaf19a80/govscot%3Adocument?inline=true
[16] https://beta.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/examples/d7720ac1-a285-40da-9797-c5a47e84cfba/d7720ac1-a285-40da-9797-c5a47e84cfba/govscot%3Adocument?inline=true
[17] https://beta.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/examples/3bd23937-ba54-473e-a751-42690f402c2e/3bd23937-ba54-473e-a751-42690f402c2e/govscot%3Adocument?inline=true
[18] https://beta.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/examples/9fe98f47-d671-477e-8061-62cb4669665b/9fe98f47-d671-477e-8061-62cb4669665b/govscot%3Adocument?inline=true
[19] https://beta.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/examples/a9644cad-11db-423c-a69b-44942baf725b/a9644cad-11db-423c-a69b-44942baf725b/govscot%3Adocument?inline=true
[20] https://beta.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/examples/795b7112-7d54-4831-a7d9-30c358982ebb/795b7112-7d54-4831-a7d9-30c358982ebb/govscot%3Adocument?inline=true
[21] https://beta.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/examples/b27584ce-9abe-48cf-94e5-71469fca9e07/b27584ce-9abe-48cf-94e5-71469fca9e07/govscot%3Adocument?inline=true
[22] https://beta.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/advice-and-guidance/2018/07/fair-work-practices-in-procurement-toolkit/documents/examples/8b1b38e8-40b6-4351-922e-d67cde1fab64/8b1b38e8-40b6-4351-922e-d67cde1fab64/govscot%3Adocument?inline=true