Public Procurement and Property

• 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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• The Scottish Government Procurement Strategy 2024-2028

  28th March 2024 by Chris McLean

  

  We have published the Scottish Government’s Procurement Strategy 2024 to 2028, which sets out how we will use our spend and influence to promote a green, inclusive and just economic recovery.

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• Publication of refreshed Fair Work First in Procurement Guidance

  7th March 2024 by Chris McLean

  

  Updated guidance on Fair Work First (FWF) in Procurement is now available. It was drafted in consultation with representatives from the public, private sector, third sector and included the Fair Work Convention. This replaces the previous Best Practice Guidance and Toolkit published in 2018.

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