{"id":1656,"date":"2019-12-05T11:44:39","date_gmt":"2019-12-05T11:44:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=1656"},"modified":"2021-09-07T08:11:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-07T07:11:00","slug":"reaching-new-heights-with-the-supplier-development-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2019\/12\/05\/reaching-new-heights-with-the-supplier-development-programme\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaching new heights with the Supplier Development Programme"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe title=\"Reaching new heights with the Supplier Development Programme\" data-src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/420685108?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" data-load-mode=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Bidding for public sector contracts can often be challenging for SMEs, especially if you\u2019re new to public sector tendering. Finding the right advice and guidance can make all the difference.<\/p>\n<p><b>Getting you tender ready<\/b><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdpscotland.co.uk\/\">Supplier Development Programme<\/a> (SDP) should be the first place businesses look for help. They provide support and free training in all aspects of tendering for public procurement, helping businesses improve their all-round efficiency when competing to win public contracts. In other words \u2013 they get you tender ready.<\/p>\n<p><b>Video case study<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Featuring Consult Lift Services, an SME from Renfrewshire, our video case study highlights how working with SDP has made a positive impact on the success of a local business. Through putting their free training into practice, Consult Lift Services have gone from strength to strength. Having the right tools, training and support can make a real difference to a local business winning public sector work.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019d like to find out how to get tender ready, visit the SDP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdpscotland.co.uk\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our video highlights how working with the Supplier Development Programme has made a positive impact on the success of a local business.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":453,"featured_media":1658,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[306,266,53,27,26,28,218],"tags":[56,415,345,98,178,387,35,182],"class_list":["post-1656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-case-study","category-community-benefits","category-contracts","category-smes","category-supplier-development-programme","category-suppliers","category-video","tag-contracts","tag-good-for-business","tag-power-of-procurement","tag-scottish-procurement-frameworks","tag-smes","tag-supplier-development-programme-scotland","tag-suppliers","tag-tendering"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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