July 30: Supported Businesses and Article 19 (Regulation 7); The British Association of Supported Employment (BASE) with the support of the Scottish Government, STUC, GMB, Community, Unite and Social Firms Scotland has produced a brochure entitled Supported Businesses in Scotland.
This brochure provides a list of Scotland based organisations who are supported Businesses along with information, guidance and links on how to use Reserved Contracts.
Article 19 (Regulation 7) describes the ability for public sector bodies to reserve contracts in the instance whereby there may be supported businesses who could furnish their requirements. It is Scottish Government policy that every public body should aim to have at least one contract with a supported factory or business.
Additional information on Supported Business can be found at this link: Guidance on Supported Factories and Businesses.