{"id":6786,"date":"2026-11-03T09:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-11-03T09:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=6786"},"modified":"2026-11-03T09:48:19","modified_gmt":"2026-11-03T09:48:19","slug":"retaining-local-spend-through-procurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2026\/11\/03\/retaining-local-spend-through-procurement\/","title":{"rendered":"Retaining local spend through procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest additions to the Sustainable Procurement Tools website are two new case studies detailing how Fife Council is embedding local spend and a Community Wealth Building approach into their procurement processes.<\/p>\n<p>The first case study \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableprocurementtools.scot\/index.cfm\/case-studies1\/fife-council-retaining-local-spend-though-procurement1\/\">Retained Local Spend<\/a>\u2019 highlights that engagement with internal and external stakeholders and their supply chains formed the basis for establishing a progressive sustainable procurement approach to retaining local spend in the Council area by changing processes and practices. Lessons learned highlight the need to develop knowledge and experience in the local supply base to support desired outcomes.<\/p>\n<p>The second case study provides an example of the approach in practice. The \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableprocurementtools.scot\/index.cfm\/case-studies1\/fife-council-passenger-transport1\/\">Passenger Transportation Contracts<\/a>\u2019 case study shows how the Procurement Team worked with both internal and external stakeholders and local businesses to help their supply base meet the desired vehicle standards. Lessons learned illustrate the importance of involving local and SME businesses when establishing new requirements.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about Fife Council\u2019s approach on the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableprocurementtools.scot\/index.cfm\/case-studies1\/\">Case Studies section<\/a>\u202fof the Sustainable Procurement Tools website.<\/p>\n<p>The case study shares lessons learned. If you are a public body and would like to share an example of how your organisation addressed sustainability matters in a procurement exercise, please email\u202f<a href=\"mailto:scottishprocurement@gov.scot\">scottishprocurement@gov.scot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Further sources of support<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our Sustainable Procurement Tools have been designed to help public sector organisations identify and address how they can optimise the economic, social and environmental outcomes of their procurement activity. This new product complements the existing materials already available on the Sustainable Procurement Tools, listed below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableprocurementtools.scot\/index.cfm\/elearning1\/\">eLearning<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableprocurementtools.scot\/index.cfm\/user-guides-and-videos\/\">\u2018how to\u2019 videos<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableprocurementtools.scot\/index.cfm\/all-tools\/sustainability-test\/?scotprocaction=sustainability-test:main&amp;tab=library\">completed sustainability test examples<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableprocurementtools.scot\/guidance\/\">supporting guidance<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 latest additions to the Sustainable Procurement Tools website are two new case studies detailing how Fife Council is embedding local spend and a Community Wealth Building approach into their procurement processes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":741,"featured_media":6788,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10,55],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-procurement-news","category-scottish-procurement"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.8 - 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