Scottish Government Procurement

MAY 9, 2024

We have reached one year since the launch of the Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland (PPSfS). The strategy provides a clear vision and focused direction, supporting the whole Scottish public procurement community to align, to collaborate and to deliver positive outcomes with real impacts for the people of Scotland.

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Scottish Government Procurement

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Whilst the Independent Review looks back at the past 20 years, we are always looking to the future to drive forward the power of procurement. Earlier this year in April, we published the first-ever Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland. Be sure to subscribe to our blog for all of our latest news and updates.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 6, 2024

The impactful figures in these reports really do showcase the real power of procurement and a big thank you to all of you as Heads of Procurement for publishing your annual procurement reports for 2022-2023 along with your procurement strategies. Well, that’s all for now.

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Scottish Government Procurement

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

We welcome a guest blog from Laura Johnstone-Continuous Improvement lead for the Scottish Government’s Digital Assurance Office (DAO). In our analysis of recommendations from major digital reviews we have found three distinct themes relating to procurement and contract management.

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VWV

OCTOBER 15, 2024

The Government has now launched a National Procurement Policy Statement stakeholder survey, inviting input from the public sector and suppliers regarding procurement priorities. It is also worth pointing out that the NPPS does not apply procurements by devolved authorities who will have their own procurement policy documents.

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Public Contracting Institute

APRIL 1, 2024

The technology’s inherent characteristics support a more transparent and efficient procurement process, laying the groundwork for significant reforms in public sector procurement strategies. Such transparency is crucial for detecting and preventing fraud, thereby enhancing the integrity of public procurements.

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University of Bristol

OCTOBER 14, 2019

. ** While advances in electronic procurement and digital contract registers are capable of generating that data architecture for the future , there is a significant problem concerning the digitalisation of information on the outcomes of past procurement exercises and the current stock of assets owned and used by the public sector.

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