November 2009
Procurement Scotland Wins the "GO / John F McClelland Collaborative Procurement Award"at the Government Opportunities (GO) Scottish Excellence in Public Procurement Awards 2009
- John McClelland CBE (Author of the 'Review of Public Procurement in Scotland') stated that:
"the award recognises the power of collaboration, its ability to deliver more than could be achieved by organisations working on their own"
- Graham Steed (Managing Director of GO Magazine) said: "The winning entry needed to demonstrate it was leading by example, and setting the benchmark for others to aspire to - and not just in Scotland."
Ian Howie (Head of Procurement Scotland) said: "As a relatively new organisation, this Award reflects an enormous amount of hard work and commitment by my team in Procurement Scotland, and I am delighted for them. But as a Collaborative Award it also reflects significant support from elsewhere in the procurement world. So huge thanks to our colleagues in all the sectoral centres of expertise, to the increasing number of public bodies very actively supporting our strategies and accessing our contracts, to all our colleagues in SPD and last, but not least, to all our suppliers."
- The Award ceremony was held on Wed 28th October, Crown Plaza Hotel, Glasgow
- Picture courtesy of GO magazine.
Procurement Scotland Electricity contract awarded best practice status.
Following an in-depth analysis of the national electricity contract established by Procurement Scotland, OGC have confirmed that the contract is compliant with the Pan Government Energy Project's current best practice.
Procurement Law Training - Webinar
- Following the success of the Procurement Law Seminars, held in various venues across Scotland, a condensed web-based follow up session for those who were unable to attend one of the original events has been scheduled.
- To find out more please review the People & Skills web section
Procurement Scotland awards national contract agreement for Postal Services
- Contract go live on 1st November 2009
- Contracted suppliers are Royal Mail and TNT Post
- Secured annual savings in excess of £2.95m
- 89 participating Scottish Public Sector organisations
September 2009
The People & Skills Workstream in conjunction with the Centres of Expertise launch:
'The Procurement Training and Development Calendar'
- Provides details of training and development events for procurement staff in the Scottish public sector.
- Identifies which sectors the events are open to, who to contact for further information, and to book places.
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