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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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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Tracker Intelligence

JULY 20, 2022

Government procurement refers to the purchase of common goods, works and services by government agencies, usually from private sector suppliers. It can’t go bankrupt and has an obligation to pay its suppliers on time — within 30 days. A public sector framework may be the solution you need. What is Government Contracting?

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Scottish Government Procurement

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

And then just this month, Meet Buyer North took place in Aberdeen where the Supplier Development Programme and headline partners, Scotland Excel, hosted the seventh annual Meet the Buyer North. This month, we published AI guidance to both the Procurement Journey and the Supplier Journey.

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Scottish Government Procurement

JUNE 24, 2024

Five suppliers have been appointed, three of which are Scottish Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs). We have cross sectoral representation on our user intelligence group developing the procurement strategy and we are aiming to have the framework available around April 2025. to £281.31

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is an update on the national collaborative frameworks and contracts we offer to public sector buyers in Scotland. Further information on this framework is available here. Marketing Services (2022) This new Category A Framework commenced on 1 September 2022. Initial contracts meetings were held with all suppliers.

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Scottish Government Procurement

DECEMBER 21, 2023

This is an update on the national collaborative frameworks and contracts we offer to public sector buyers in Scotland. Further information on this framework is available here. Marketing Services (2022) This new Category A Framework commenced on 1 September 2022. Initial contracts meetings were held with all suppliers.

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