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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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.

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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Every buying decision you make has the power to make a difference and Crown Commercial Service (CCS) can help you with those decisions.

Come along to hear from CCS’s leaders on everything from social value and sustainability, to tips and advice on how they can support you with your buying needs.

Our solutions offer value for money, while also helping to support your policy needs. We take the pressure out of procurement so that you can focus on what matters most - improving health care, public services, transport, local communities, the environment and so much more.

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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.

Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to co-creating sustainability and enriching communities by leveraging its efficient, compact, and precision technologies and digital technologies to connect people, things, and information. The company is focused on solving societal issues through innovations in home and office printing, commercial and industrial printing, manufacturing, visual and lifestyle. Epson will become carbon negative and eliminate use of exhaustible underground resources such as oil and metal by 2050.

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The Ultimate Framework Platform

Explore the easiest path for public sector buyers to navigate procurement routes, for suppliers to highlight their offerings, and for Framework providers to engage with the appropriate audience.

Framespan offers a thorough directory of all accessible frameworks, including those from the NHS and other government bodies, streamlining your search process. This extensive directory covers a diverse array of categories, and the user-friendly interface requires no training or installation.

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Lyreco is more than just a workplace solutions company. We partner with our customers to drive performance, from savings to sustainability. We provide everything organisations need for their teams to have a great working day – wherever they work with social and environmental responsibility at the centre of everything we do.

The MOD buys a diverse range of equipment, products and services through a variety of organisations. Some of the items the MOD procures are very defence centric, such as submarines or fighter jets, but the majority of what we buy can also be bought in adjacent sectors. Hard and soft facilities management, recruitment services, IT consumables, uniform, office consumables, MOD has a need for all of this, so if you do not currently supply MOD, there might be opportunities for you.

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.

Finding a procurement framework can be challenging, complex and time-consuming. At Pagabo, our client focussed service makes finding a procurement framework quicker, simpler, and more effective.

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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.

At Procurement Hub we're doing things differently. We're a commercially sensitive Procurement Consortium with Giving Back and social purpose at the forefront. All the surplus we generate is reinvested into social housing, social value, and charitable projects. We're passionate about leading the change for better more ethical procurement, and hold effectiveness, transparency and integrity above all else. This drives our mission is to be the best procurement partner to our members, always acting with professionalism and honesty.

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.

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.

Service Graphics are the UK's largest provider of high impact visual communications solutions. Our dedicated team of creative experts work across a wide variety of sectors, delivering bespoke graphic production and installations for projects ranging from Event & Exhibitions, Signage and Wayfinding, Retail Branding, Building Wraps and Office Interiors. Come and speak to one of our advisors to discuss your next branding project.

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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.

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.

Procurement People of Tomorrow (PPoT) is a Scotland-wide partnership programme, 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.

We are dedicated to delivering great food nationwide, with consistent high quality and incredible taste in all of our products.

Delivering food to more than 4,000 different locations in the UK, we've proven time and time again we're a company you can trust to supply delicious food with ease.
We help you every step of the way, from ordering to deliveries to marketing. Our customer care specialists ensure every question is answered, every order tracked & every delivery arriving on time.

Not only do we have the food, we also have the design. Our award-winning in-house marketing team can kit you out with full POS branding, retail graphics, posters, social media posts & more.

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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Workwear Made Easy is all about making life simpler for businesses that need reliable workwear without the hassle. We know that your time is valuable, so we focus on super responsive customer service and fast delivery, ensuring you get what you need, when you need it. We don’t believe in making you order more than you actually need, so our minimum order quantities are small, perfect for businesses of any size. Plus, we make sure you have a single point of contact—no more getting bounced around from person to person. Whether you’re a small unit needing a few uniforms, needing a quick promotional item, or a bigger company with larger needs, we’ve got your back with quick service, straightforward ordering, and a real person to talk to every step of the way.