{"id":3993,"date":"2022-08-10T08:31:02","date_gmt":"2022-08-10T07:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=3993"},"modified":"2022-08-10T08:31:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-10T07:31:02","slug":"5th-annual-meet-the-buyer-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2022\/08\/10\/5th-annual-meet-the-buyer-north\/","title":{"rendered":"5th annual Meet the Buyer North"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>Businesses to meet at largest free procurement event in the North of Scotland<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The 5<sup>th<\/sup> annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdpscotland.co.uk\/events-mtbn\/\">Meet the Buyer North<\/a> event will be held on Wednesday, 7 September at the Alexander Graham Bell Centre for Digital Health centre on the UHI Moray campus in Elgin.<\/p>\n<p>This in-person event is an opportunity for businesses in the North of Scotland to engage with Scotland\u2019s public sector to find out about upcoming contracts and business opportunities worth \u00a313.3bn annually in Scotland.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Meet the Buyer North 2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Scottish Government is a headline partner supporting the event with the Supplier Development Programme. Other confirmed exhibitors will include buyers from Moray, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, and Highland Councils.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses of all sizes can learn about tendering for projects and contractors, and gather information from buyers on their plans for the supply of goods, works and services in Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>Buyers want to connect with local businesses across the region. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Highlands and Islands Enterprise<\/li>\n<li>Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)<\/li>\n<li>Historic Environment Scotland<\/li>\n<li>Scottish Fire and Rescue Service<\/li>\n<li>Social Security Scotland<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Other exhibiting organisations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Scottish Procurement Alliance<\/li>\n<li>PfH Scotland<\/li>\n<li>Scotland Excel<\/li>\n<li>Northern Lighthouse Board<\/li>\n<li>Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA)<\/li>\n<li>Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges (APUC)<\/li>\n<li>Crown Commercial Service<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All attending businesses can meet with trade and construction contractors connected to public sector projects. An example is Mitie, which provides Hard FM services to the Scottish Government. Additional exhibitors are still being confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>Businesses will be able to have one-to-one discussions, gather free resources and information, and pick up top tips on how to bid for upcoming contracts from the Supplier Development Programme.<\/p>\n<p>The focus of the day will be on networking to make the most of returning to an in-person event. There will be a short agenda with speakers on emerging business opportunities and topics, broadcast hybrid through video conferencing. This includes a presentation from the Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/news\/dasa-launches-dtep\"><strong>the Defence Technology Exploitation Programme (DTEP)<\/strong><\/a>, a \u00a316 million programme to boost small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) defence innovation.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Register Now<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Scottish SMEs, supported businesses and third sector organisations are invited to get \u201ctender ready\u201d by attending free tender training webinars organised by the Supplier Development Programme, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdpscotland.co.uk\/events\/11-working-with-the-public-sector-all-you-need-to-know-1335\/\"><strong>Working with the Public Sector &#8211; All You Need to Know<\/strong><\/a> on 1 September and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdpscotland.co.uk\/events\/quick-quotes-made-easy-1334\/\"><strong>Quick Quotes Made Easy<\/strong><\/a> on 8 September.<\/p>\n<p>All businesses are encouraged to register free for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdpscotland.co.uk\/events\/meet-the-buyer-north-2022-1258\/\">Meet the Buyer North on 7 September<\/a>,\u00a0and save the date for the first-ever\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdpscotland.co.uk\/events-mtbs\/\">Meet the Buyer South on 4 October<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For further information on public procurement in Scotland please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/procurement\">www.gov.scot\/procurement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please email enquiries to <a href=\"mailto:scottishprocurement@gov.scot\">scottishprocurement@gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us online:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScotProcurement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2908 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/10\/Twitter-social-icons-square-blue-150x150.png\" alt=\"Follow us on Twitter\" width=\"50\" height=\"50\" 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