Public Procurement and Property

Two weeks to go until Meet the Buyer South!

October 15, 2024 by Lauryn Ewing No Comments | Category Scottish Procurement, Stakeholder events

The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) and Scottish Borders Council are set to host the 3rd annual Meet the Buyer South event on 29 October at The Volunteer Hall, Galashiels.

Focusing on one-to-one in-person networking, Meet the Buyer South 2024 will allow your business to connect with “real” buyers, procurement teams and decision makers from across the public sector, as well as private contractors with supply chain opportunities and business support providers, all under one roof.

This year, SDP are delighted to announce that East Lothian and Midlothian Councils will be exhibiting at the event for the first time.

Other exhibitors on the day are set to include:

• Scottish Government

• Dumfries and Galloway Council

• Balfour Beatty

• BAM

• Eildon Housing Association

• Hub South East Scotland

• Morrison Construction

• Ogilvie Construction

• RJ McLeod and Fred.Olsen Renewables

• Scotland Excel

• Scottish Borders Housing Association

• Waverly Housing Association

On the day, suppliers will have the opportunity to learn about the business support available to you from the Supplier Development Programme, Business Gateway/South of Scotland Enterprise, Just Enterprise, and Social Enterprise Scotland.

This event is designed to support micro, small and medium sized businesses, as well as third sector organisations and social enterprises in the South of Scotland, to engage with business opportunities in the public sector. However, businesses of all sizes are welcome to attend Meet the Buyer South.

Book now!

More than 400 people have already registered to attend Meet the Buyer South 2024, on 29 October in Galashiels. Have you? It is a must-attend event for businesses of all sizes, based in the South of Scotland.

Businesses must register for free tickets in advance via the SDP website!

For further information on public procurement in Scotland please visit www.gov.scot/procurement

Please email enquiries to scottishprocurement@gov.scot

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Tags: Meet the Buyer, Scottish Procurement, Suppliers

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