{"id":477,"date":"2018-05-11T10:16:47","date_gmt":"2018-05-11T09:16:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=477"},"modified":"2018-06-25T10:13:51","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T09:13:51","slug":"meet-the-buyer-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2018\/05\/11\/meet-the-buyer-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Buyer 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrating its 10th anniversary, one of the most important dates in the Scottish procurement calendar is just around the corner \u2013 have you registered yet?<\/p>\n<h2>Essential networking event for suppliers<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-480 alignright lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/05\/meetthebuyer2-246x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"168\" height=\"205\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/05\/meetthebuyer2-246x300.jpg 246w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/05\/meetthebuyer2-344x420.jpg 344w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/05\/meetthebuyer2.jpg 410w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 168px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 168\/205;\" \/>Raise the profile of your business and increase your chances of winning public sector contracts. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdpscotland.co.uk\/events\/meet-buyer-2018\/\">Meet the Buyer 2018<\/a> is your opportunity to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>speak directly to purchasers and decision-makers from over 40 public sector organisations<\/li>\n<li>make key contacts with a number of tier 1 contractors with supply chain opportunities<\/li>\n<li>attend workshops to find out more about the public sector tendering process and get top tips on how to improve your business\u2019 chance of success<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Expert advice<\/h2>\n<p>In addition to talk<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-484 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/05\/meetthebuyer4-300x259.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"202\" height=\"174\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/05\/meetthebuyer4-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/05\/meetthebuyer4-594x512.jpg 594w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/05\/meetthebuyer4-487x420.jpg 487w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2018\/05\/meetthebuyer4.jpg 637w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 202px) 100vw, 202px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 202px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 202\/174;\" \/>ing to over 60 buying organisations you\u2019ll also be able to get advice from business support agencies (and us!). Visit the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdpscotland.co.uk\/\">Supplier Development Scotland<\/a> website now to see an up-to-date list of exactly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdpscotland.co.uk\/events\/meet-buyer-2018\/\">who\u2019ll be exhibiting on the day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All this and it\u2019s free to attend! There\u2019s really no excuse not to be at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh on Wednesday 6 June \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sdpscotland.co.uk\/events\/meet-buyer-2018\/\">register now<\/a>!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scotland\u2019s largest free public procurement event is unmissable for Scottish suppliers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":407,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,27,26,28],"tags":[183,165,177,185,120,181,111,178,184,35,179,182,180],"class_list":["post-477","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meet-the-buyer","category-smes","category-supplier-development-programme","category-suppliers","tag-business-support","tag-buyers","tag-meet-the-buyer-2018","tag-murrayfield","tag-procurement","tag-procurement-events","tag-public-sector","tag-smes","tag-supplier-development-scotland","tag-suppliers","tag-supply-chain-opportunities","tag-tendering","tag-workshops"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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