{"id":2177,"date":"2020-08-11T11:12:57","date_gmt":"2020-08-11T10:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=2177"},"modified":"2020-08-11T11:23:56","modified_gmt":"2020-08-11T10:23:56","slug":"scottish-sme-helps-public-bodies-to-kickstart-covid-19-economy-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2020\/08\/11\/scottish-sme-helps-public-bodies-to-kickstart-covid-19-economy-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Scottish SME helps public bodies\u2019 to kickstart Covid-19 economy response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our recently launched <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2020\/06\/03\/new-platform-for-the-sustainable-procurement-duty-tools\/\">sustainable procurement duty tools<\/a> platform was developed with Cupar based software consultancy Horisk Leslie Development using one of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/frameworks-and-contracts\/\">national frameworks<\/a> and quick quote.<\/p>\n<p>The platform has been designed to help Scotland\u2019s public sector organisations identify how they can enhance the economic, social and environmental outcomes\u00a0of their procurement and brings together a number of key tools:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flexible framework assessment tool<\/li>\n<li>Prioritisation tool<\/li>\n<li>Sustainability test<\/li>\n<li>Life cycle impact mapping (part of Sustainability Test)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This recent <a href=\"https:\/\/scottishbusinessnews.net\/software-firms-new-platform-for-scottish-procurement-helping-public-bodies-kickstart-covid-19-economy-response\/\">publication<\/a> showcases the contribution from Horisk Leslie Development, a beneficiary of the Supplier Development Programme, in helping public bodies\u2019 to kickstart the national economic recovery post-Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p>The sustainable procurement tools can be accessed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableprocurementtools.scot\/\">here\u00a0<\/a>along with supporting guidance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New platform developed with Cupar based Horisk Leslie Development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":453,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,55,138,397,235],"tags":[225,6,97,224,291],"class_list":["post-2177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-procurement-news","category-scottish-procurement","category-sustainability","category-sustainable-procurement-tools","category-useful-tools","tag-prioritisation-tool","tag-scottish-procurement","tag-scottish-public-sector","tag-sustainable-procurement","tag-sustainable-procurement-duty-tools"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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