Public Procurement

• Annual procurement reports for 2020 – 2021: revised procurement strategies and notifying Scottish Ministers: SPPN 4/2021

  15th July 2021 by Fiona McCaig

  This note provides details of how a public body should notify Scottish Ministers of the publication of their annual procurement report covering the financial year 2020/21.

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• Publication of Public Procurement Priorities 2021-22

  4th June 2021 by Melissa Reilly

  The Public Procurement Group (PPG) has launched a set of shared priorities for all public procurement leaders in Scotland.

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• Introduction to Sustainable Public Procurement eLearning – now available!

  26th May 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  A refreshed version of the Introduction to Sustainable Public Procurement eLearning is now available.

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• Celebrating young people in education

  25th May 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  A new case study shows the community benefits that can come from using Scottish Procurement’s framework agreements.

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• Baby Box and Best Start Grant Re-Let

  24th March 2021 by Fiona McCaig

  The supporting contract for the Baby Box initiative has been re-let.

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• Annual report on procurement activity in Scotland 2018-19 published

  18th March 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  Scottish Ministers have published the second annual report on procurement activity in Scotland.

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• Implementation of Fair Work First in Scottish Public Procurement SPPN 3/2021

  15th March 2021 by Fiona McCaig

  This note covers the new processes commencing on 1 April 2021 obligating public bodies to apply the 5 Fair Work First criteria.

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• Procurement activity during the Scottish Parliament election period: SPPN 02/2021

  12th March 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  Reminder to public procurement staff to consider their organisation’s guidance on conduct during the formal Scottish Parliament election period.

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• Sustainable procurement duty tools update

  9th February 2021 by Ray Knox

  Improvements to the tools and further support for users

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• Sustainable procurement duty tools update

  18th December 2020 by Niamh Duncan

  New user guide available for the Prioritisation Tool.

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