Public Procurement and Property

• Preparing to transition towards a National Care Service for Scotland SPPN 7/2021

  6th December 2021 by Fiona McCaig

  

  This note covers actions public bodies should take now to prepare for the transition toward a National Care Service for Scotland (NCS).

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• Changing lives through Supported Employment

  3rd December 2021 by Ray Knox

  

  On the UN Day of Persons with Disabilities, we hear from an award-winning individual and an employer on how lives are positively improved through meaningful work.

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• ‘Collaboration is key’ to delivering shared outcomes

  2nd December 2021 by Ray Knox

  

  BSA Scotland Chair, Ian Gibson reflects on recent meetings with Scottish Government representatives

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• SME roundtables review: “Levelling the playing field”

  1st December 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  

  Director of Scottish Procurement and Property, Nick Ford reflects on the recent set of SME roundtable discussions.

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• Catch up on our Construction Procurement Sessions!

  1st December 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  

  Here all about the first of our Construction Procurement sessions.

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• Talking “sustainable change” and supplying the public sector with Hey Girls

  30th November 2021 by Melissa Reilly

  

  We talk "sustainable change" with Hey Girls - an award-winning ‘buy one, donate one’ social enterprise, producing environmentally-friendly period products that fund the fight to end period poverty in the UK.

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• What do you think of the public procurement system in Scotland?

  29th November 2021 by Melissa Reilly

  

  An online survey for third-sector organisations and new private businesses to tell us your views and experiences of Scottish Public Procurement.

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• PSG update: The value of open discussion

  25th November 2021 by Guest Blogger

  

  Our latest guest blog in our series covering the Procurement Supply Group quarterly meetings. From Neil McKechnie, Commissioning & Procurement/ Covid-19 Response Associate of Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS).

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• Re-let of National Framework for the Provision of Interpreting, Translation and Transcription Services

  24th November 2021 by Melissa Reilly

  

  The framework is now live for a period of 4 years until 11 November 2025. All three suppliers are SMEs and committed to paying the real Living Wage.

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• Scottish Parliament debate Fair Work and procurement practices

  18th November 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  

  Watch the parliamentary debate 'A Progressive Approach to Sustainable Procurement and Fair Work Practices'.

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