{"id":5319,"date":"2024-01-26T12:11:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-26T12:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=5319"},"modified":"2024-01-26T12:11:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-26T12:11:07","slug":"working-with-the-scottish-public-sector-how-to-search-for-opportunities-on-public-contracts-scotland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2024\/01\/26\/working-with-the-scottish-public-sector-how-to-search-for-opportunities-on-public-contracts-scotland\/","title":{"rendered":"Working with the Scottish Public Sector \u2013 How to search for opportunities on Public Contracts Scotland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk\/\">Public Contracts Scotland (PCS)<\/a> is the one-stop shop for suppliers to access Scottish public sector contract opportunities.<\/p>\n<p>All Scottish public sector buying organisations must use PCS to advertise their regulated procurements. Regulated Procurements are procurements with an estimated value of \u00a350k and over for goods and services or \u00a32m and over for works.<\/p>\n<p>Find opportunities from across the Scottish public sector from Local Authorities, NHS Scotland, the Scottish Government, Agencies and Non Departmental Public Bodies to Higher &amp; Further Education and the Emergency Services using PCS.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How to Search Public Contracts Scotland for Opportunities <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You do not need an account to search for opportunities on PCS.<\/p>\n<p>The Search Notices area allows you to search for Notices based on the information which Buyers provide when they publish a Notice. The information provided may differ across Buying Organisations. You should try different combinations of keywords and filters to find Notices that you are interested in.<\/p>\n<p>Go to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk\/\">Public Contracts Scotland<\/a> and click Search Notices at the top of the page.<\/p>\n<p>To search, add filters and keywords then click on the Search Notice button at the bottom of the screen.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Filter Your Search on Public Contracts Scotland <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can search using the following filters:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Keywords<\/strong> \u2013 You will be shown Notices if the keywords you search for appear in a Notice Title or the Notice Details.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Buyer Name<\/strong> \u2013 You will be shown all Notices published by a specific Buying Organisation. You can also do this and view more information about Buying Organisations using the Search Buyers tab at the top of the screen.<\/li>\n<li><strong>OCID Reference<\/strong> \u2013 Search by Open Contracting ID reference.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reference no<\/strong> \u2013 Search by PCS reference number.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Notice Type<\/strong> \u2013 Search for Current Opportunities, Future Opportunities, Contract Results (also known as Contract Award Notices) and Recent Notices.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong> \u2013 You will be shown Notices that match the location a Buyer has selected as the contract delivery location (where the contract will be carried out). Buyers can select multiple locations including All of Scotland. For this reason, you may find Notices with different locations from your search location. Read the Notice Details page to check the delivery location of each Notice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Category<\/strong> \u2013 You will be shown Notices that match the category if the Buyer has selected the same category. Categories are based on Common Procurement Vocabulary (CPV) codes and these may not fit specifically with the goods or services you provide. CPV codes are also used to classify Notices published in Find a Tender Service (FTS) and the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU). Buyers select the CPV code which they think is the most appropriate and this may be slightly different across all Buying Organisations.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sub-category<\/strong> \u2013 Filter by sub-category once you have added a category filter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Published from<\/strong> and<strong> Published to<\/strong> \u2013 Find Notices published between specified dates.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Show Sub-Contracts Only<\/strong> \u2013 You will only be shown sub-contracting opportunities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Notice Details<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To view the details of a Notice, click on the Notice Title. 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