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Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland – One year on

Scottish Government Procurement

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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Sustainability in Procurement: Strategies and Challenges

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Data-driven approaches in which all parts of the supply chain are readily available to heads of procurement is essential for extracting actionable insights and crafting effective spend management solutions. 55% of our respondents cited collaboration with all stakeholders to set improvement goals as top strategy to improve sustainability.

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Public Procurement Policy Training for Scotland

Scottish Government Procurement

In May 2024, we held a series of Public Procurement Policy Training for Scotland sessions. These were run by Morton Fraser MacRoberts LLP in collaboration with the Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate.

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Modernizing Public Infrastructure: The Power of Strategic Procurement

The Procurement ClassRoom

Lessons from Case Studies Real-world examples illustrate both the potential and pitfalls of digital infrastructure procurement: Success: Estonia’s Digital Leadership Estonia’s strategic approach to procurement enabled it to build scalable, interoperable digital systems.

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Collaborative Frameworks update: June 2024

Scottish Government Procurement

Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate’s National Collaborative Procurement Division (NCPD) administers the Scottish national collaborative frameworks and contracts for the whole of the Scottish Public Sector, as well as agreements that can be accessed by central government organisations of the Scottish Government.

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Collaborative Procurement: A Path to Efficiency?

Spend Network

Collaborative procurement strategies have emerged as a powerful tool for driving efficiency, cost savings, and impactful outcomes. We've covered examples of collaborative procurement strategies previously, in the construction industry, and with European joint ammunition procurement.

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Procurement strategies shifting to restore growth post-COVID-19, reveals Ivalua research

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However, the research reveals that many organisations feel their procurement strategies are being hampered by outdated technology: Organisations believe that overly dispersed (72%), unactionable data (70%), and a lack of embedded best practices (70%) are limiting overall value from technology solutions. Download the full study *.