{"id":2268,"date":"2020-10-07T17:35:50","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T16:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=2268"},"modified":"2020-10-07T17:35:50","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T16:35:50","slug":"supply-chain-resilience-and-diversity-sppn-9-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2020\/10\/07\/supply-chain-resilience-and-diversity-sppn-9-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Supply chain resilience and diversity: SPPN 9\/2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We have issued a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/supply-chain-resilience-and-diversity-sppn-9-2020\/\">Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN) 9\/2020<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This policy note reminds public bodies of practical steps that should be taken to support supply chains and help reduce the risk of disruption to supplies caused by supply chain vulnerabilities and surges in demand.<\/p>\n<p>It also includes information on a range of procurement initiatives and a range of business support activity underway across Scotland to support supplier development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some practical advice on steps public bodies can take to encourage supply chains and address vulnerabilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":608,"featured_media":1949,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[234,10,55],"tags":[56,111,6,158,35,341],"class_list":["post-2268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement-legislation","category-procurement-news","category-scottish-procurement","tag-contracts","tag-public-sector","tag-scottish-procurement","tag-scottish-procurement-policy-note","tag-suppliers","tag-supply-chain"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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