The Scottish Government

Please review the Links webpage of the SPD - Scottish Procurement Directorate

Scottish Public Procurement Centres of Expertise (CoEs)

• APUC - Advanced Procurement for Universities and Colleges : The Centre of Expertise for Universities and Colleges.
• NHS Scotland National Procurement : The Centre of Expertise for Health.
• Scotland EXCEL - The Centre of Expertise for Local Authorities.
• CGCoPE - The Centre of Expertise for Central Government, which includes numerous Agencies & non-departmental public bodies (NDPBs).

Other Procurement Links

• eProcurement Scotland: The eProcurement Scotl@nd service (ePS) is one of the most comprehensive and successful Public Sector eGovernment initiatives in the world. ePS is enabling the entire Scottish public sector, including central government, local government and the NHS to win the cost savings and efficiencies of eProcurement.
• The Suppliers Charter : Joint statement between the Public Sector Procurement and Businesses to facilitate access to public sector procurement opportunities.
• BIP - BiP Solutions Ltd: A leading provider of public sector information and services.
• CIPS - The Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supplies : CIPS is an international organisation, based in the UK, serving the purchasing and supply profession and dedicated to promoting good practice. They provide a wide range of services for the benefit of members and the wider business community. They promote and develop high standards of professional skill, ability and integrity among all those engaged in purchasing and supply chain management. All procurement professionals should consider achieving CIPS Certification.
• TGO - The Government Opportunities magazine : The GO magazine is the leading authority on all issues relating to public procurement - whether buying or supplying.
• SOPO - The Society of Procurement Officers in Local Government (SOPO): The Society engages in a range of activities UK wide to promote its strategic purchasing, contracting and supplies functions. It represents over 2700 members, provides area networks and forums, and produces guidance on best practice.

• SCOTBIS - Scottish Business Information Service: provides a research service for businesses across Scotland, and is based on the vast resources of the National Library of Scotland. At NLS one can access market research reports, business databases, international directories, and business and trade journals. SCOTBIS will also perform company searches for users, such as finding out financial data on companies prior to the procurement process, with up to 10 years of accounts on UK and Irish companies.

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