Public Procurement and Property

• Talking responsible procurement with Zero Waste Scotland

  4th October 2021 by Guest Blogger

  

  As we mark the final countdown to COP26, Scottish Procurement are delighted to welcome a guest blog from Zero Waste Scotland to discuss the advantages of a “circular procurement” model and actions the public procurement community can take to support Scotland’s Net Zero ambitions.

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• Implementation of Fair Work First in Scottish Public Procurement Update SPPN 6/2021

  24th September 2021 by Fiona McCaig

  

  This note covers the expansion of Fair Work First with the addition of two new Fair Work elements.

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• NDEE Frameworks: Bringing buildings on our Net Zero journey

  23rd September 2021 by Melissa Reilly

  

  Now that #ScotClimateWeek has passed, the real countdown to COP26 in November begins! With climate change at the forefront of our minds, our next video case study features Non Domestic Energy Efficiency (NDEE) frameworks which help public and third sector organisations support Scotland's Net Zero ambitions by improving the energy efficiency of their buildings - and make real cash savings.

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• Scotland’s Baby Box on display in Philadelphia

  21st September 2021 by Melissa Reilly

  

  Earlier this year, we shared a blog post announcing a new contract between Scottish Government and APS Group (Scotland) to continue to support the supply and distribution of Scotland’s Baby Box and support for the Best Start Grant. One of Scotland's Baby Boxes is now on display as part of the second 'Designing Motherhood' exhibition at the Centre for Architecture + Design in Philadelphia.

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• Social Enterprise Scotland encouraging values-led procurement

  20th September 2021 by Guest Blogger

  

  Scottish Procurement welcome back Social Enterprise Scotland to discuss the launch of a new Buy Social Scotland campaign to encourage values-led procurement with social enterprises.

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