Scotland’s procurement system should support and enhance the financial health of voluntary organisations and the essential services they provide. We work with colleagues across the sector to call for more equitable, effective, and flexible procurement processes that encourage participation of voluntary organisations of all sizes through straight forward, streamlined approaches that support Fair Work and quality outcomes.
https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/procurement
s Fair Funding asks.,The current and next Scottish Government, post-2026, must prioritise addressing this.,Economy and Fair Work Committee post-legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014,: in 2024 the Scottish Parliament’s Economy and Fair Work Committee carried out post-legislative scrutiny,Transparent funding Funding Transparency is essential to understand how funding flows to the voluntary
https://scvo.scot/p/96677/2025/01/23/scvo-response-to-scottish-labours-policy-forum
The UK Government has stated its commitment for the increased funding to enable public sector employers,working with the Scottish Government and COSLA to gain commitment that any additional public sector funding,The UK Government have said that the Scottish Government will receive additional funding on top of the
https://scvo.scot/policy/transforming-the-economy/ni-changes
Cloud vs using your own hardware Software Skills, training and support Testing and learning Digital funding,However, one approach is to ensure that investment for your digital capability is built into funding,For example, In a funding bid that includes costs for a staff post, make sure you also include all digital,In a funding bid that includes work around community engagement, include a proportion of your website,and communications costs as these activities are critical for the project and probably not funded through
https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/guide-to-low-cost-digital
Public Sector FundingDownload PDF Public sector funding of the voluntary sector The following pages pull,now that Covid-related funds have ended, combined with the impact of inflation.,Public sector funding made up 40% of the sector’s income in 2023.,Funding from the public sector was worth an estimated £3.3bn in 2023.,Funding has stayed at 2021 levels in cash terms but fell by 5% in real terms (-£177m).
https://scvo.scot/research/reports/public-sector-funding
