Public Procurement and Property

New updates to the Sustainable Procurement Tools

February 19, 2026 by Scottish Procurement No Comments | Category Procurement news, Scottish Procurement

Case study – Driving Sustainability through Strategic Procurement

Thank you to our colleagues at NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) for sharing a new case study on how they took a strategic planning approach to maximising sustainability considerations in selected national frameworks. This approach is helping to ensure effective use of limited resource against identified ‘priority’ areas.

Find out more about NSS’s approach on the Case Studies section of the Sustainable Procurement Tools website.

If you are a public body and would like to share an example of how your organisation addressed sustainability matters in a procurement exercise, please email scottishprocurement@gov.scot.

Updated eLearning: Introduction to Sustainable Public Procurement

We’re pleased to announce the launch of our refreshed Introduction to Sustainable Public Procurement eLearning.

This updated version reflects current legislation and policy, the latest best practice, future goals and targets. It also includes new and updated case studies.

The course, delivered through three modules, introduces learners to:

• our role in supporting Scotland’s policy and legislative priorities
• the outcomes and benefits of a sustainable procurement approach
• key principals for embedding sustainability in procurement
• the tools, techniques and guidance available in support

The eLearning takes around 90 minutes to complete and is available through the Sustainable Procurement Tools website. Please ensure you are registered and logged in to access the course and download your completion certificate.

Updated guidance: Security and Crime, and Worker Conditions

We have also updated our Security and crime and Worker conditions guidance to include a new section on preventing illegal working.

Illegal working can leave individuals vulnerable to abusive and exploitative working conditions. The updated guidance encourages buyers to consider their approach to contracts where right to work (RtW) checks may be a factor.

These guides form part of wider suite of guidance available on the Sustainable Procurement Tools website, supporting public bodies to embed sustainability across their procurement activity.

Online training events and ‘How To’ Videos

Thank you to everyone who attended our recent training sessions in late January and early February, focussed on understanding and applying Life Cycle Impact Mapping and the Sustainability Test. We were delighted to welcome participants from more than 30 public sector organisations.

If you weren’t able to join us, don’t worry – our ‘How to’ video guides are available on the Sustainable Procurement Tools website. These resources cover:

• the Prioritisation Tool
• Life Cycle Impact Mapping
• the Sustainability Test

Each tool has an introduction to its purpose and benefits, guidance on when to use it, and an overview of the outputs you can expect.

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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