{"id":4239,"date":"2022-10-14T08:54:52","date_gmt":"2022-10-14T07:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=4239"},"modified":"2022-12-12T14:45:29","modified_gmt":"2022-12-12T14:45:29","slug":"supporting-suppliers-across-scotland-to-grow-their-businesses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2022\/10\/14\/supporting-suppliers-across-scotland-to-grow-their-businesses\/","title":{"rendered":"Supporting suppliers across Scotland to grow their businesses"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good for Businesses and their Employees is one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/outcomes-procurement\/\">four outcomes for public procurement in Scotland<\/a>. Over the coming months, we\u2019ll be sharing a range of communications focussing on supplier engagement.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll be sharing video case studies of rurally based SMEs, highlighting that businesses of all shapes and sizes, no matter where they are based in Scotland, can win public sector contracts, which in turn has seen them flourish and go on to deliver positive outcomes for their local communities.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2022\/10\/20\/waste-not-want-not-rural-sme-showcase-with-levenseat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Case study 1 &#8211; Levenseat in rural South Lanarkshire<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2022\/11\/29\/spreading-our-wings-rural-sme-showcase-with-lewis-builders\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Case study 2 &#8211; Lewis Builders in Stornoway<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2022\/11\/16\/serving-up-sustainable-outcomes-with-baxterstorey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November we\u2019ll be taking part in #LivingWageWeek 2022<\/a>, highlighting suppliers committed to paying the real Living Wage and delivering Fair Work First packages in their public sector contracts.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ll also be using our social media channels to regularly share other tools and guidance that are available for suppliers, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.supplierjourney.scot\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Supplier Journey<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Public Contracts Scotland.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finally, we\u2019ll be highlighting training opportunities from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdpscotland.co.uk\/\">Supplier Development Programme<\/a>. Their offering covers a range of virtual sessions tailored for businesses at every stage their public sector journey \u2013 from those just starting out looking to discover how to begin bidding for contracts, to those well-established on their journeys looking to find new public sector customers or improve their tendering technique.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned over the coming months!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For further information on public procurement in Scotland please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/procurement\">www.gov.scot\/procurement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please email enquiries to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:scottishprocurement@gov.scot\">scottishprocurement@gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Follow us online:<\/strong><\/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\" 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