{"id":436,"date":"2018-04-09T11:50:44","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T10:50:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=436"},"modified":"2018-04-09T11:51:58","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T10:51:58","slug":"the-espd-scotland-module-is-now-live-in-public-contracts-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/04\/09\/the-espd-scotland-module-is-now-live-in-public-contracts-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"The ESPD Scotland module is now live in Public Contracts Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk\/\">Public Contracts Scotland<\/a> (PCS) has now been updated to include a new European Single Procurement Document (ESPD) Scotland module. This is a direct result of feedback gathered from buyers and suppliers.<\/p>\n<h2>Benefits of the new module<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Buyers can create their ESPD requests electronically<\/li>\n<li>Suppliers can complete their responses in an electronic form<\/li>\n<li>Suppliers have the ability to save their response as a supplier profile and can recall their answers in any future ESPD responses<\/li>\n<li>All users will have access to the ESPD Scotland module via their existing PCS account and no separate registration is required<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Awareness raising<\/h2>\n<p>To raise awareness, workshops have been held to help buyers become familiar with the new functionality. User guides have also been created to help buyers and suppliers navigate through the system.<\/p>\n<h2>Further information<\/h2>\n<p>This new service is primarily aimed at users who are not using the ESPD functionality within PCS-Tender. Users who are currently using PCS-Tender to create their ESPDs should continue to do so. The MS Word version of the ESPD (Scotland) and best practice guidance will also continue to be available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.procurementjourney.scot\/route-3\/route-3-develop-documents-espd-scotland\">Procurement Journey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Contact us<\/h2>\n<p>If you have any questions or feedback regarding the new ESPD functionality, please contact the PCS helpdesk or email: <a href=\"mailto:support@publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk\">support@publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Read more about the changes to the Public Contracts Scotland website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":450,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,10,2,33,34,27,28],"tags":[165,8,120,81,4,35],"class_list":["post-436","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-pcs","category-procurement-news","category-public-contracts-scotland","category-public-contracts-scotland-tender","category-scottish-procurement-information-hub","category-smes","category-suppliers","tag-buyers","tag-espd-scotland","tag-procurement","tag-procurement-journey","tag-public-contracts-scotland","tag-suppliers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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