Public Procurement and Property

Retaining local spend through procurement

November 3, 2026 by Scottish Procurement No Comments | Category Procurement news, Scottish Procurement

The latest additions to the Sustainable Procurement Tools website are two new case studies detailing how Fife Council is embedding local spend and a Community Wealth Building approach into their procurement processes.

The first case study ‘Retained Local Spend’ highlights that engagement with internal and external stakeholders and their supply chains formed the basis for establishing a progressive sustainable procurement approach to retaining local spend in the Council area by changing processes and practices. Lessons learned highlight the need to develop knowledge and experience in the local supply base to support desired outcomes.

The second case study provides an example of the approach in practice. The ‘Passenger Transportation Contracts’ case study shows how the Procurement Team worked with both internal and external stakeholders and local businesses to help their supply base meet the desired vehicle standards. Lessons learned illustrate the importance of involving local and SME businesses when establishing new requirements.

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

The case study shares lessons learned. 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.

Further sources of support

Our Sustainable Procurement Tools have been designed to help public sector organisations identify and address how they can optimise the economic, social and environmental outcomes of their procurement activity. This new product complements the existing materials already available on the Sustainable Procurement Tools, listed below:

• eLearning
• ‘how to’ videos
• completed sustainability test examples
• supporting guidance

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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