{"id":6436,"date":"2026-01-29T11:06:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=6436"},"modified":"2026-01-29T11:06:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T11:06:38","slug":"national-collaborative-procurement-division-ncpd-quarterly-bulletin-january-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/01\/29\/national-collaborative-procurement-division-ncpd-quarterly-bulletin-january-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"National Collaborative Procurement Division (NCPD) quarterly bulletin &#8211; January 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2025\/11\/NCPD-Quarterly-bulletin-Nov-2025-HS-4.pdf\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/11\/PDF-icon.png\" width=\"21\" height=\"25\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/11\/PDF-icon.png\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/01\/NCPD-bulletin-January-2026.pdf\">NCPD bulletin &#8211; 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