Public Procurement and Property

• Microsoft Shape the Future announcement

  22nd April 2024 by Emma Hall

  

  The Scottish Government has been working with Microsoft to ensure our schools are able to take advantage of the Microsoft Shape the Future education programme.

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• Updated guidance on Fair Work First in Procurement SPPN 1/2024

  18th April 2024 by Ray Knox

  

  Fair Work First in Procurement policy has been in place since September 2021 and this refreshed guidance has been published to support the implementation of that policy.

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• Scottish Government Annual Report on Procurement Activity 2021 to 2022 published

  15th April 2024 by Chris McLean

  

  The latest annual report for Scottish Government’s procurement activity (2021 to 2022) has been published.

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• Recent Changes to Public Contracts Scotland

  11th April 2024 by Ray Knox

  

  Changes have been made to improve the readability of SPD Module content and responses, remove duplication in the SPD Module, improve the Search Notices and Search Buyer pages and to allow Buyers to create copies of previous Quick Quotes (QQ).

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• Meet the Buyer 2024 – Get live advice on how to win work on Scottish Frameworks

  8th April 2024 by Guest Blogger

  

  The Supplier Development Programme is pleased to announce that all four of the Procurement Centres of Expertise (CoE) are taking part in Meet the Buyer National, at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 5 June, and they will be ready to talk procurement frameworks!

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