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Our 2030 vision: Better procurement for people and planet

Open Contracting Partnership

We want to enable one billion people to live in more equitable, prosperous and sustainable communities by 2030 by improving US$2 trillion in public procurement spending. Now we want to build on that momentum to jump scale again to a tipping point of global change in policy and practice by the start of 2030. The future is open!

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UN’s first ever resolution on public procurement: what makes it strong and what’s still missing

Open Contracting Partnership

At 2 am on Saturday morning, the day after the 10th Conference of the States Parties to the UN Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) was meant to end in Atlanta, exhausted negotiators finally adopted a resolution on “ Promoting transparency and integrity in public procurement in support of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development ”.

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Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland – One year on

Scottish Government Procurement

Fife Council have also updated their Scheme of Tender Procedures which are now directly aligned to the PPSfS, and in particular SMEs, Third Sector and Supported Businesses with content included around support for these areas with additional focus on local spend.

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Civil Engineering Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS)

Scottish Government Procurement

We anticipate the DPS will be live until October 2030. The Contract Notice for this DPS has been published on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) on 4 September 2024: View Notice – Public Contracts Scotland Scottish public sector organisations will be able to issue calls for competitions under the DPS to award civil engineering contracts.

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Public procurement (entry for an Encyclopaedia)

How to Crack a Nut

Procurement would thus be a set of administrative law requirements concerned with the design and advertisement of tenders for public contracts, the decision-making process leading to the award of those contracts, and the advertisement and potential challenge of such decisions.

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Peatland ACTION – opportunities in peatland restoration procurement

Scottish Government Procurement

Our funding comes through the Scottish Government’s Climate Change Plan for net zero, with a commitment to invest £250 million to support the restoration of 250,000 hectares of peatlands by 2030. We will also be in person at the Meet the Buyer North event taking place on 12 September 2023 at Aberdeen Music Hall.

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10 common myths holding women back in government contracting and leadership

Open Contracting Partnership

Also, women lack awareness of tender opportunities, struggle to connect with relevant business networks, and struggle to break open the “boys club.” Check out Strategy 2024-2030: Better Public Procurement for People and the Planet.