This presentation from APUC will cover:

The Responsible Procurement challenges faced by the HEFE Sector.

Some of the tools and processes available for institutions to use to assist delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals and journey to net zero.

Activities and processes built into the Collaborative Contracting Framework Agreements during tendering and contract management.

As a public sector organisation, your communications need to engage the whole population, including those who may struggle to access information, and everyone should have the right to read those communications with ease. APS Group's session will focus on:

• Accessibility – removing barriers that prevent interaction with digital, providing equivalent experiences for all.
• Usability – ensuring experiences are effective, efficient and satisfying.
• Inclusion – making experiences usable for as wide an audience as possible.

This session from Jamie Lawson of Social Enterprise Scotland will cover:

i. Using your organisation’s purchasing power and spend to make a real difference to your business and Scotland's communities by supporting positive social and environmental impact.
ii. How to sign up to the new Buy Social Pledge to showcase your organisations needs across the Scottish Social Enterprise sector.
iii. The new Buy Social b2b catalogue

In this session from NHS National Services Scotland, Peter and Saskia will cover:

• The benefits of 360 collaboration in building transparency with the customer
• The different styles on customer engagement and challenges in NHS Scotland
• The importance of taking the customer on the journey to achieve better shared outcomes

This session hosted by Gary Stewart from Glasgow City Council will cover:

• The Council’s community benefits journey
• Incentivisation for suppliers to deliver community benefits
• An overview of the Community Benefits Supplier Recognition Page

Scotland Excel was established as the Centre of Procurement Expertise for the local government sector in 2008. We are a leading non-profit organisation serving Scotland’s 32 local authorities and over 100 associate members from across the public and third sector. Our flagship second generation new build framework went live in September 2024. Todays presentation will explore the importance of social value in public procurement and how we aim to deliver this through our second generation New Build Framework. We will explore the key features of the framework and the benefits that Scottish Councils and Housing Associations can expect.

In this session from CCS, Kirsten will cover

• the important role of commercial in delivering additional value through purchasing activities
• understand how there are reciprocal relationships between social value and sustainability; they're both sides of the same coin
• explore both a buyer's and supplier's perspective on delivering true sustainable procurement and the multitude of benefits