Public Procurement and Property

• GO Awards Scotland 2025/26

  19th June 2025 by Teigan Kelly

  

  Entries are now open for GO Awards Scotland 25/26! Featuring four brand new categories this year, these awards are a unique opportunity for your team to showcase the innovations, initiatives and achievements that are leading the way for public procurement in Scotland.

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• SPPN 2/2025: annual procurement reports for 2024 – 2025

  12th June 2025 by Teigan Kelly

  

  We have published a new Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN) providing details on how contracting authorities should notify Scottish Ministers of the publication of their annual procurement reports covering the financial year 2024-2025.

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• Telephony and Communication Services – Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) extension

  12th June 2025 by Teigan Kelly

  

  We have extended the duration of the Telephony and Communication Services - Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) until 27 March 2026. The DPS offers the Scottish public sector a route to market over two Lots.

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• Public Contracts Scotland – making Third Sector organisations more visible

  11th June 2025 by Ray Knox

  

  PCS now features several valuable updates designed to make it easier to identify third sector suppliers.

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• Reserving contracts for supported businesses – SPPN 1/2025

  29th May 2025 by Emma Hall

  

  The Scottish Government has published a new Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN), SPPN 1/2025, which replaces SPPN 4/2017 and provides updated advice on reserving contracts for supported businesses.

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