Public Procurement and Property

• Changes to Scottish procurement legislation following the UK’s exit from the EU SPPN 5/2021

  18th August 2021 by Fiona McCaig

  This note covers the changes to procurement legislation that have arisen from the UK’s exit from the European Union (EU).

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• Internet of Things dynamic purchasing system extended

  12th August 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  We have extended the duration of our Internet of Things (IoT) Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) by 18 months and it is now due to expire on 3 March 2023

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• Picture this: A Transformational Partnership between Canon and East Lothian Council

  11th August 2021 by Melissa Reilly

  A recent case study published by Canon further highlights the additional benefits that can be achieved through using Scottish Procurement’s framework agreements.

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• #NoWrongPath to discover the Power of Procurement

  10th August 2021 by Niamh Duncan

  To support young people across Scotland through #NoWrongPath day we asked some of our staff to reflect on their careers so far and how they got into procurement. Sophie and David, some of our portfolio specialists have had very different routes to the same team, while Jayne, one of our eCommerce specialists shows how one…

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• New Construction Policy Note (CPN) 3/2021

  28th July 2021 by Fiona McCaig

  We have published a new Construction Policy Note (CPN) setting out measures for contracting authorities to manage and mitigate market pressures affecting the availability and affordability of construction sector resources.

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