Public Procurement and Property

• Our year in review…reflections from Director Nick Ford

  22nd December 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  As 2021 draws to a close we caught up with Director of Scottish Procurement and Property, Nick Ford. Watch as Nick reflects on a busy and productive year, and looks ahead to the opportunities of 2022.

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• ‘Collaboration is key’ to delivering shared outcomes

  2nd December 2021 by Ray Knox

  BSA Scotland Chair, Ian Gibson reflects on recent meetings with Scottish Government representatives

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• Talking “sustainable change” and supplying the public sector with Hey Girls

  30th November 2021 by Melissa Reilly

  We talk “sustainable change” with Hey Girls – an award-winning ‘buy one, donate one’ social enterprise, producing environmentally-friendly period products that fund the fight to end period poverty in the UK.

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• PSG update: The value of open discussion

  25th November 2021 by Guest Blogger

  Our latest guest blog in our series covering the Procurement Supply Group quarterly meetings. From Neil McKechnie, Commissioning & Procurement/ Covid-19 Response Associate of Coalition of Care and Support Providers in Scotland (CCPS).

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• Scottish Parliament debate Fair Work and procurement practices

  18th November 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  Watch the parliamentary debate ‘A Progressive Approach to Sustainable Procurement and Fair Work Practices’.

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• Improving lives through Fair Work and fair pay

  18th November 2021 by Melissa Reilly

  To celebrate Living Wage Week 2021, we share a new case study video highlighting our commitment to Fair Work and fair pay – plus we speak to Scottish Government suppliers paying the real Living Wage.

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• Showcasing SMEs during Living Wage Week!

  16th November 2021 by Jennifer Payne

  We hear from Supplier Development Programme and SMEs they’ve supported on how paying the real Living Wage supports workers and businesses alike.

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• Delivering Fair Work and fair pay through procurement

  15th November 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  Nick Ford on embedding Fair Work First practice and the payment of the Living Wage in all our contracts.

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• Implementation of Fair Work First in Scottish Public Procurement Update SPPN 6/2021

  24th September 2021 by Fiona McCaig

  This note covers the expansion of Fair Work First with the addition of two new Fair Work elements.

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• Working together to maximise the Power of Procurement

  22nd July 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  An update from the annual Public Procurement Group and Procurement Supply group joint meeting. Written jointly by guest bloggers Ian Howie, Deputy Director, Collaborative and Scottish Government Procurement, and Gillian Cameron, Programme Manager, Supplier Development Programme.
  

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