Event Programme

10:00 - 10:10

Welcome from the Chair

10:10 - 10:20

Ministerial Address

10:20 - 10:35

Keynote Address

10:40 - 11:20

PANEL SESSION - Stronger Together: Collaboration Across the Scottish Public Sector

11:40 - 11:55

Keynote Address

12:00 - 12:40

PANEL SESSION - From Pilot to Practice: Harnessing AI in Public Procurement

13:00 - 13:15

Keynote Address

13:20 - 14:00

PANEL SESSION - Procurement Capability: Building the Procurement Workforce of the Future

10:40 - 11:05

The Procurement Act in Year Two: What’s Actually Changed for Scotland?

11:40 - 12:05

Beyond the Award: Contract Management as the Place Value is Won or Lost

12:10 - 12:35

When Suppliers Fail: Building Resilient Supply Chains and an Insolvency Playbook

12:40 - 13:05

Contract & Commercial Management - A Case Study

13:40 - 14:05

Cyber, Data and Compliance Clauses that Work

14:10 - 14:35

The Procurement Workforce Gap: Skills, Retention and Designing the Team of 2030

10:30 - 10:55

The Road to 2030: Scotland’s Net Zero Capital Pipeline

11:30 - 11:55

Powering the Just Transition: Offshore Wind, Hydrogen and Port Infrastructure Opportunities

12:00 - 12:25

Glasgow 2026 Legacy: Procurement Lessons and the Pipeline of Major Events to Come

13:00 - 13:25

Building Scotland’s Future: Housing, Schools and Public Estate Investment Pipeline

13:30 - 13:55

Connecting Scotland: Transport, Rail and Active Travel Pipeline

14:00 - 14:25

Digital and Data Pipeline: Cyber, Cloud and AI-Ready Public Service Contracts

10:50 - 11:15

Measuring What Matters: From Community Benefit Pledges to Reported Outcomes

11:50 - 12:15

Community Benefit Projects - A Case Study

12:20 - 12:45

Fair Work First in Practice: Real Living Wage, Conditionality and Enforcement

12:50 - 13:15

Rural and Island Community Wealth Building: Procurement Beyond the Central Belt

13:20 - 13:45

Pathways Through Public Contracts: Employability for Care-Experienced, Disabled and Justice-Involved People

14:20 - 14:45

Building Capacity in the Supply Side: Helping Social Enterprises, Charities and SMEs Win Bigger Contracts