Scottish Government Procurement

APRIL 8, 2024

For the first time ever, the Supplier Development Programme is pleased to announce that all four of the Procurement Centres of Expertise (CoE) are taking part in Meet the Buyer National , at Hampden Park, Glasgow on 5 June and they will be ready to talk procurement frameworks! What is a Framework?

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Buyers Framework Agreement Supplier Procurement 67

Open Contracting Partnership

MARCH 28, 2024

Solution: An open procurement approach, such as agile procurement methodologies and flexible framework agreements, facilitates quicker decision-making and increases adaptability to emerging technologies. This involves breaking down larger projects into smaller, more manageable components and using iterative development processes.

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Procurement Framework Agreement IT Public Private Partnership 137

Tracker Intelligence

JULY 20, 2022

A public sector framework may be the solution you need. Government procurement frameworks allow buyers to select suppliers and set terms and conditions for a set period of time. Buyers can then call on the selected suppliers to provide services whenever they are needed.

Government Contracts 52

Government Contracts Government Government Innovation 52

University of Bristol

APRIL 6, 2020

Where unforeseeable and extremely urgent circumstances not attributable to the contracting authority arise, public procurement rules get out of the way to free public buyers up to do all they can to get the required supplies and equipment. But this should not lead us to forget that there is more learning to be extracted from this situation.

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Procurement Public Procurement Joint Procurement Buyers 52

Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

As well in June, we had Meet the Buyer National, a great event that took place in Hampden Park in Glasgow, where businesses, social enterprises, and third sector organisations, all came together with Scottish public procurers. A really good and enjoyable event. The guidance focuses on the use of AI for bidders.

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Procurement Buyers Public Procurement Supplier 57

Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Our ambition is to ensure that we deliver maximum efficiency and value for money for all who access our framework agreements, whilst continuing to focus on the delivery of sustainable social value. Intelligent automation combines artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to improve and streamline business processes.

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Collaboration E-catalogue Framework Agreement E-procurement 67

Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Their portfolio of commercial agreements includes utilities, ICT (information, computing and technology), corporate and professional services, supported businesses and construction – from 2024. This is an update on the national collaborative frameworks and contracts we offer to public sector buyers in Scotland.

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Collaboration Framework Agreement Supplier Purchasing 40