{"id":6683,"date":"2026-07-28T10:33:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T09:33:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=6683"},"modified":"2026-07-28T10:33:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T09:33:37","slug":"the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/","title":{"rendered":"The Public Procurement Group agrees ambitious objectives for 2026\/27"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/groups\/public-procurement-group-ppg\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Public Procurement Group<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0(PPG) has agreed its\u00a0objectives\u00a0and priorities for 2026\/27, setting a clear direction for collaborative action across Scotland&#8217;s public procurement landscape.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These\u00a0objectives\u00a0build on the changes introduced to the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">g<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">roup over the past year, including broader representation, the appointment of a Non-Executive Director and strengthened governance arrangements. The\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">g<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">roup is now overseen by Mr McKee, Cabinet Secretary for\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/scotlands-public-service-reform-strategy-delivering-scotland\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Public Service Reform<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, reinforcing its strategic leadership role across public procurement in Scotland.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">A\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">r<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">efreshed\u00a0Public Procurement Group\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The refreshed PPG brings together broader representation and\u00a0expertise\u00a0from across Scotland&#8217;s public sector, providing a stronger platform for collaboration, strategic\u00a0leadership\u00a0and collective action.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Moving from\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">trategy to\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">d<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">elivery<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:261,&quot;335559739&quot;:261,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Over recent months, the Public Procurement Group has worked collaboratively to agree its direction and priorities for 2026\/27.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The result is a new publication,<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/public-procurement-group-objectives-2026-2027\/pages\/1\/\"><b>Supporting a Once for Scotland Approach: Public Procurement Group Objectives for 2026\/27<\/b><\/a><b><i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">,<\/span><\/i><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0which sets out the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">g<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">roup&#8217;s\u00a0vision, agreed\u00a0objectives\u00a0and areas of focus for the coming year.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The publication reflects the\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">g<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">roup&#8217;s commitment to collective leadership, stronger\u00a0collaboration\u00a0and supporting delivery of the ambitions of the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland (PPSfS).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Read the publication to learn more about:<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">g<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">roup&#8217;s overarching\u00a0objective\u00a0for 2026\/27<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">t<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">he\u00a0strategic priorities that will shape its work programme<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">h<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ow\u00a0procurement forums and networks align to support delivery of the\u00a0PPSfS<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"4\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pportunities\u00a0for greater collaboration and impact across Scotland&#8217;s public procurement community.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\ud83d\udd17\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For more\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">information,\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">you can r<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ead<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/public-procurement-group-objectives-2026-2027\/pages\/1\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">publication<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0on our<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">website<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Keeping\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">s<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">takeholders\u00a0<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">u<\/span><\/b><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">pdated<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134245418&quot;:true,&quot;134245529&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Transparency\u00a0remains\u00a0a key principle of the\u00a0PPG\u2019s approach. Stakeholders can continue to follow progress through:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">p<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ublication\u00a0of meeting minutes and relevant papers on\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/groups\/public-procurement-group-ppg\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">gov.scot<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">r<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">egular updates through<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">these<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">blogs<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"4\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">u<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">pdates shared\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">on\u00a0<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">o<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ur social media channels<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/showcase\/scottish-procurement\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">LinkedIn<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0and\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/scotprocurement\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">X<\/span><\/a><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The refreshed\u00a0PPG\u00a0will continue to provide strategic leadership and work collaboratively across the public sector to support a &#8220;Once for Scotland&#8221; approach to procurement, delivering lasting value for Scotland&#8217;s people,\u00a0places\u00a0and communities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:210,&quot;335559739&quot;:210,&quot;335559740&quot;:300}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For further information on public procurement in Scotland please visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/procurement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">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><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Subscribe to our blog<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to keep up to date\u00a0with the latest news across the procurement community.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The\u00a0Public Procurement Group\u00a0(PPG) has agreed its\u00a0objectives\u00a0and priorities for 2026\/27, setting a clear direction for collaborative action across Scotland&#8217;s public procurement landscape.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":741,"featured_media":6684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,55],"tags":[732,128,798],"class_list":["post-6683","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement-news","category-scottish-procurement","tag-ai","tag-digital-transformation","tag-once-for-scotland"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Public Procurement Group agrees ambitious objectives for 2026\/27 - Public Procurement and Property<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Public Procurement Group agrees ambitious objectives for 2026\/27 - Public Procurement and Property\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The\u00a0Public Procurement Group\u00a0(PPG) has agreed its\u00a0objectives\u00a0and priorities for 2026\/27, setting a clear direction for collaborative action across Scotland&#039;s public procurement landscape.\u00a0\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Public Procurement and Property\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-07-28T09:33:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/07\/PPG-blog-image-as-of-July-2026-1.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"720\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Scottish Procurement\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Scottish Procurement\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script nonce='6a6892be02ecb' type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/28\\\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/28\\\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Scottish Procurement\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e6bcabdbe337207295acca9525b7b5a3\"},\"headline\":\"The Public Procurement Group agrees ambitious objectives for 2026\\\/27\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-28T09:33:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/28\\\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":391,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/28\\\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/41\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/PPG-blog-image-as-of-July-2026-1.png\",\"keywords\":[\"ai\",\"Digital transformation\",\"Once For Scotland\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Procurement news\",\"Scottish Procurement\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/28\\\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/28\\\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/28\\\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Public Procurement Group agrees ambitious objectives for 2026\\\/27 - Public Procurement and Property\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/28\\\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/28\\\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/41\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/PPG-blog-image-as-of-July-2026-1.png\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-07-28T09:33:37+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e6bcabdbe337207295acca9525b7b5a3\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/28\\\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/28\\\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/28\\\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/41\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/PPG-blog-image-as-of-July-2026-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/41\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/PPG-blog-image-as-of-July-2026-1.png\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":720,\"caption\":\"PPG members\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/28\\\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Public Procurement Group agrees ambitious objectives for 2026\\\/27\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/\",\"name\":\"Public Procurement and Property\",\"description\":\"Scottish Government Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/e6bcabdbe337207295acca9525b7b5a3\",\"name\":\"Scottish Procurement\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/wp-content\\\/wphb-cache\\\/gravatar\\\/399\\\/39952bc7f1afe8d0b5099932f94d1ad8x96.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/wp-content\\\/wphb-cache\\\/gravatar\\\/399\\\/39952bc7f1afe8d0b5099932f94d1ad8x96.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/wp-content\\\/wphb-cache\\\/gravatar\\\/399\\\/39952bc7f1afe8d0b5099932f94d1ad8x96.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Scottish Procurement\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/blogs.gov.scot\\\/public-procurement\\\/author\\\/scottishprocurement\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Public Procurement Group agrees ambitious objectives for 2026\/27 - Public Procurement and Property","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Public Procurement Group agrees ambitious objectives for 2026\/27 - Public Procurement and Property","og_description":"The\u00a0Public Procurement Group\u00a0(PPG) has agreed its\u00a0objectives\u00a0and priorities for 2026\/27, setting a clear direction for collaborative action across Scotland's public procurement landscape.\u00a0","og_url":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/","og_site_name":"Public Procurement and Property","article_published_time":"2026-07-28T09:33:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":720,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/07\/PPG-blog-image-as-of-July-2026-1.png","type":"image\/png"}],"author":"Scottish Procurement","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Scottish Procurement","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/"},"author":{"name":"Scottish Procurement","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#\/schema\/person\/e6bcabdbe337207295acca9525b7b5a3"},"headline":"The Public Procurement Group agrees ambitious objectives for 2026\/27","datePublished":"2026-07-28T09:33:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/"},"wordCount":391,"commentCount":0,"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/07\/PPG-blog-image-as-of-July-2026-1.png","keywords":["ai","Digital transformation","Once For Scotland"],"articleSection":["Procurement news","Scottish Procurement"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/","url":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/","name":"The Public Procurement Group agrees ambitious objectives for 2026\/27 - Public Procurement and Property","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/07\/PPG-blog-image-as-of-July-2026-1.png","datePublished":"2026-07-28T09:33:37+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#\/schema\/person\/e6bcabdbe337207295acca9525b7b5a3"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/07\/PPG-blog-image-as-of-July-2026-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/07\/PPG-blog-image-as-of-July-2026-1.png","width":1280,"height":720,"caption":"PPG members"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/07\/28\/the-public-procurement-group-agrees-ambitious-objectives-for-2026-27\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Public Procurement Group agrees ambitious objectives for 2026\/27"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#website","url":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/","name":"Public Procurement and Property","description":"Scottish Government Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/#\/schema\/person\/e6bcabdbe337207295acca9525b7b5a3","name":"Scottish Procurement","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/399\/39952bc7f1afe8d0b5099932f94d1ad8x96.jpg","url":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/399\/39952bc7f1afe8d0b5099932f94d1ad8x96.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/wphb-cache\/gravatar\/399\/39952bc7f1afe8d0b5099932f94d1ad8x96.jpg","caption":"Scottish Procurement"},"url":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/author\/scottishprocurement\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6683","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/741"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6683"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6683\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6684"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6683"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6683"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6683"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}