Public Procurement and Property

• Case study: how Scotland Excel’s evolved portfolio of food frameworks is benefitting Scotland’s economy 

  21st March 2025 by Emma Hall

  

  The Sustainable Procurement Tools website shares a new case study, exploring the benefits of Scotland Excel’s evolved portfolio of food frameworks.

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• New Biosecurity Guidance – Sustainable Procurement Tools

  14th January 2025 by Emma Hall

  

  Updated Biosecurity guidance is now live on the Sustainable Procurement Tools website. Biosecurity is protection from biological risks which could affect human, animal and plant health, or the wider environment.

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• Coastal Flood Protection case study – Sustainable Procurement Tools

  31st May 2024 by Emma Hall

  

  This case study looks at North Ayrshire Council’s procurement for the construction of an offshore breakwater and onshore flood walls of the Millport Coastal Flood Protection Scheme.

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• Sustainable Procurement Tools Survey – what’s new

  10th May 2024 by Emma Hall

  

  The current Sustainable Procurement Tools website was launched in June 2020. Alongside the 164 public bodies that are registered users of the Sustainable Procurement Tools, we are delighted that the tools are also proving useful to public and private organisations in other parts of the UK and further afield. In response to user feedback that focused on guidance, training and functionality we have made some changes.

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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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