{"id":2058,"date":"2020-06-15T09:46:37","date_gmt":"2020-06-15T08:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=2058"},"modified":"2020-06-15T09:46:37","modified_gmt":"2020-06-15T08:46:37","slug":"coronavirus-covid-19-recovery-and-transition-from-covid-19-sppn-8-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2020\/06\/15\/coronavirus-covid-19-recovery-and-transition-from-covid-19-sppn-8-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus (COVID-19): recovery and transition from COVID-19: SPPN 8\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve issued a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/coronavirus-covid-19-recovery-and-transition-from-covid-19-sppn-8-2020\/\">Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN) 8\/2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Following consultation with suppliers, businesses and Scottish public bodies, we\u2019re extending the provision of this relief measure. 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