The public sector spends over £14.5 billion a year on goods and services across the public sector. This provides an excellent platform to work with the public, private and third sectors to “deliver procurement that improves public services for a prosperous, fairer and more sustainable Scotland.”

Public procurement is a key partner and enabler to deliver Scotland’s economic strategy. We invest in our people, infrastructure and assets in a sustainable way, encourage innovation, and promote inclusive growth

Legislation has re-enforced the principles of the Scottish Model of Procurement. It maintains the ethos of the public procurement reform programme – business friendly, socially responsible procurement that delivers better outcomes for Scotland.

Our public procurement contracts are amongst the most accessible in the world for micro, small and medium size organisations. We are providing opportunities for Scotland’s small and medium sized enterprises and third sector organisations to benefit through public sector business both domestically and in other countries.

Scotland Excel is recognised by the Scottish Government as the Centre of Procurement Expertise (CoE) for the local government sector. Established in 2008, it is a shared service funded by all 32 Scottish councils and offers its members a range of collaborative contracts, learning and development, consultancy, change management services and commercial expertise.

Its services are designed to support the sustainable delivery of essential public services and generate social, environmental and economic benefits for Scotland’s communities.

Scotland Excel’s £2bn contract portfolio supports the delivery of social care, construction, roads, transport, waste, corporate, education and ICT services, and achieves annual savings of c. £13m to the public sector.

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APUC Ltd (Advanced Procurement for Universities & Colleges) is one of the six Centres of Procurement Expertise formed as a result of the McClelland Review of Public Procurement in Scotland, published in March 2006.

The not-for-profit company was created in January 2007, and is owned by Scotland’s 60 universities and colleges. It operates entirely in the interests of these institutional stakeholders. By working jointly as one team with client institutions, APUC supports the embedding and consistent application of good procurement practice within Scotland's universities and colleges, incorporating EU Directives in the tendering process.

APUC‘s aim is to maximise the contribution that advanced procurement makes to Scotland's investment in teaching, research, and knowledge transfer so that institutions can deliver more with the funds that they have available. Not only does APUC conduct tenders on behalf of their members, it also looks to maximise savings by collaborating with the other consortia and sectors by promoting relevant agreements to their members. In this way, APUC facilitates the TPL agreements to the Scottish Higher and Further Education Sector.

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NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) provides national strategic support services and expert advice to NHSScotland in order to ‘support Scotland’s health’.

NSS National Procurement provides a single procurement service for NHSScotland, using years of experience in procurement in order to achieve the best results for customers and deliver maximum savings.

CCS connects public and private sectors to achieve the best commercial and procurement outcomes for the UK and its citizens.

We are the UK’s central commercial and procurement organisation. We guide public sector buying decisions, using our scale and commercial expertise to achieve best value.

Our people create innovative solutions to public sector challenges, and provide businesses of all sizes with growth opportunities.

This strengthens the economy and society, and supports government missions and policy objectives. We call this value for the nation.

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We are the national transport agency for Scotland, delivering the Scottish Government's vision for transport. Please visit our website at www.transport.gov.scot. for more information.

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Social Enterprise Scotland`s Buy Social Pledge is a values-led initiative bringing together private businesses, SMEs, academic institutions, and public sector bodies who are looking to make a commitment to bring social enterprises into their supply chains.

The Buy Social Pledge signifies a transformative approach to doing business, where businesses become catalysts for positive change in communities.

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We are CIPS, the global membership organisation for procurement and supply, driving positive change across our profession.
We lead in education and training. We provide information and tools. And we help build capability within organisations.
Through all our work, we are the voice and standard, building a global network to power our profession. Join us.

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The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) provides Scottish public bodies with dedicated resources to support local supplier bidding capabilities, increasing visibility of contract opportunities & frameworks and connecting buyers and suppliers to open up the supply chain, facilitating local Community Wealth Building. Visit sdpscotland.co.uk for more information.

Procurement People of Tomorrow (PPoT) is a Scotland-wide partnership programme led by the Scottish Government, involving both the public and private sector, that aims to create our ‘future’ procurement and commercial talent. Our vision is to leave a sustainable legacy for the procurement profession in Scotland by growing our own talent to address industry-wide skills shortages.

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We take real problems faced by government departments, public sector organisations and charities, and invite anyone with a brilliant idea to work hand-in-hand with us to build the solution.

At the heart of the programme is our Innovation Flow, which centres around an intense 15-week Accelerator. Innovative and ambitious teams, selected through an open and straightforward process, are paid to build working prototypes — and receive world-class business growth support.

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PASS procurement consultants present at over one hundred conferences and events each year as well as delivering in-house training and consultancy for both public and private sector clients.

Our training sessions are designed to cover the legal requirements of public procurement in a non-legalistic manner, using real life examples to help simplify the rules.

Thousands of organisations, public and private, have already benefited from PASS best practice tendering/procurement events and advice.

Whether you work within public sector procurement or tender for public sector contracts, PASS can help you improve your efficiency and effectiveness.

Tracker is the only end-to-end business development solution with the unique intelligence you need to find, bid for and win more business. With access to Europe’s largest database of opportunities and competitive insights – you can engage earlier to sell more effectively and win more business. And Tracker’s just got even better – now you can also upload opportunity documents and manage your bid responses all in the one place. Focus on winning business – not looking for it.

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At Supply2Gov, we have one goal – to make business growth simpler for sole traders, micro and small businesses. Powered by the UK and Republic of Ireland’s largest database of public sector contract notices and awards, combined with our daily email alerts sent straight to your inbox, we’ve made it as easy as possible for you to find relevant opportunities as soon as they become available – giving you more time to focus on putting your bids together and growing your business. You can register for a free local area of your choice or take advantage of our flexible monthly payment options – giving you a no risk, scalable, cost effective contract alerts service option.

Delta eSourcing enables efficient, effective and compliant procurement. Utilised by thousands of public sector buyers every day, its Buyer Portal, Tender Manager, Supplier Manager, Contract Manager and eAuctions services can be used independently or else combined to form a comprehensive and effective end-to-end procurement solution. In challenging times, Delta eSourcing delivers transparency, compliance and value for money.

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At Cadence Marketing, we understand the importance of data in the public sector and have built a comprehensive database of over 200,000 contacts across 31,600 organisations, including Central Government, Local Government, NHS, Education, MOD, and Emergency Services. We love helping businesses connect with public sector buyers through targeted marketing solutions. Whether you’re looking to boost your email campaigns, do some market research, host a webinar, or create some killer content, we’ve got you covered. Reach the right people, stay up-to-date, make informed decisions and improve your win rate.

NEPO works in partnership with North East local authorities, and a range of nationwide Associate Members, to develop and manage procurement solutions across high-spend areas such as energy, construction, and professional services. Collaboration is at the heart of everything that NEPO does, delivering efficient, robust and legally compliant solutions, professionally procured using insight from end-users and market intelligence. Our portfolio of over 70 solutions is available for use by any public sector body across the UK, delivering positive outcomes for the communities we serve. Find out more at www.nepo.org.

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Supply25 is a GovTech software solution transforming how public sector organisations manage supplier assurance and procurement risk. Developed in partnership with the Scottish Government through the CivTech Programme, the platform replaces fragmented spreadsheets with a secure, cloud-based system created for buyers and suppliers alike, supporting assurance across the entire procurement lifecycle — from tender through to reassessments and contract management.

Procurement teams can create assessment packages in minutes using standardised assessments in areas such as cyber security and accessibility, with the flexibility to expand into areas like data protection and sustainability. This reduces risk, improves consistency, and cuts down on admin — freeing buyers to focus on strategic priorities.

Supply25 is preparing for public launch later this year, helping buyers build resilient supply chains and deliver better outcomes.

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