Nearly a decade on from the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, a Scottish Parliament committee is looking to find out if the reforms have delivered on their aims.
The Act introduced new duties on public bodies to consider how their procurement could be used to improve the wellbeing of their local areas, which included looking at the impact on the economic, social and environmental health of the area.
It also sought to open procurement up to small businesses, the third sector, and supported businesses.
