Public Procurement and Property

• 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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• Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland – two years on

  28th May 2025 by Teigan Kelly

  

  To mark the second anniversary of the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland (PPSfS), we are introducing eight Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to help us measure progress against the strategy’s vision.

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