November
Monday 2 November
The Scottish Procurement Directorate (SPD) is providing a series of half-day training events on the impact of the Remedies Directive which comes into force in December 2009. more
October
Wednesday 28 October
The Scottish Sustainable Procurement Plan was launched today by John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth at the 5th National Procurement Conference on 28th October 2009. more
September
Tuesday 15 September
The agenda for this year's National Public Procurement Conference has just been finalised. The event which takes place on 28 October at the SECC in Glasgow will feature a range of speakers and breakout sessions, including:
- John Swinney MSP
- Alastair Merrill, the Director of Scottish Procurement Directorate
- Colin Maclean from Scottish Futures Trust
- Councillor Allison Hay
- and much more.
The Procurex Exhibition will take place alongside the conference, on 28 and 29 October. more
August
Thursday 20 August
The Remedies Directive comes into force in December 2009. This is an important new piece of legislation.. more
Monday 17 August
The results of a survey designed to find out more about the views, attitudes and experiences of commissioning and procurement staff in Scotland's local authorities, in relation to Scotland's enterprising third sector, has just been published. More
July
Thursday 23 July
Published today is Audit Scotland's high-level report: Improving public sector purchasing.
This report looks at the progress made by the Public Procurement Reform Programme (PPRP) in taking forward the recommendations of the McClelland report published in 2006.
June
Friday 4 June
The Scottish Government's second consultation on implementing the EU Remedies Directive (Directive 2007/66/EC), including draft regulations, is now published. more
May
Saturday 17 May
Almost £2.5 billion of public sector business is now conducted online.
eProcurement Scotland (ePS) handled nearly £2.5 billion worth of transactions last year, a rise of 45 per cent on 2007. Public sector procurement in Scotland is worth around £8 billion a year. more
April
Tuesday 28 April
Finance Secretary John Swinney has asked public bodies to take six simple steps to give small and medium sized enterprises, social enterprises and third sector bodies better access to public contracts.
Full details of the six simple steps can be found on our SME page. A Scottish Procurement Policy Note on 'Promoting the Involvement of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises in Public Contracts - Six Simple Steps' is also available.
January
Thursday 8 January
Now available is The Scottish Procurement Policy Handbook and Policy Note (SPPN 17 2008).
The Handbook sets out the fundamental rules, behaviours and standards applicable to public procurement activity in Scotland and is aimed at all public sector procurement organisations across Scotland and promotes the use of open and transparent procedures. more