Public Procurement and Property

• Preparing to transition towards a National Care Service for Scotland SPPN 7/2021

  6th December 2021 by Fiona McCaig

  This note covers actions public bodies should take now to prepare for the transition toward a National Care Service for Scotland (NCS).

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• SME roundtables review: “Levelling the playing field”

  1st December 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  Director of Scottish Procurement and Property, Nick Ford reflects on the recent set of SME roundtable discussions.

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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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• 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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