Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

Handing Back Contracts: Exploring the rising trend in third sector provider withdrawal from the social care market

Business Resilience Survey revealed how they had withdrawn from or decided not to participate in procurement

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/handing-back-contracts-exploring-the-rising-trend-in-third-sector-provider-withdrawal-from-the-social-care-market

Foundation Scotland - Cockburnspath & Cove Community Fund

Currently open

for grants can be given to projects that demonstrate the following additional criteria:- Local procurement

https://funding.scot/funds/a0RP1000005XrnRMAS/foundation-scotland-cockburnspath-cove-community-fund

Use public spending for social good, demand charities

NEWS 12 May 2014 by Rab Armour

Management

Third sector bodies are calling on MSPs to create strong public spending laws that will help create a fairer society

https://tfn.scot/news/strong-procurement-bill-call-by-third-sector

Valuing the Third Sector: Looking ahead to the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2020-21

equalities groups are being pitted against each other in funding streams and the tendering and procurement

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/valuing-the-third-sector-looking-ahead-to-the-scottish-governments-draft-budget-2020-21

Hearing and Sight Care

Membership number 6554
Charity registered in Scotland SC027221

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/6554/hearing-and-sight-care

Building Scotland's Green Recovery (June 2020)

Better public procurement approaches by government, local authorities and public agencies to invest more

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/building-scotlands-green-recovery-june-2020

Response to Social Justice and Social Security Committee Pre-budget Scrutiny: Third sector funding principles

Sheghley Ogilvie

13 August 2024

Posted in

Consultation responses

Ensuring that all public grant funding and procured contracts have both the real Living Wage and annual,recognised that the voluntary sector faces barriers to implementation and that poor funding and procurement

https://scvo.scot/p/93311/2024/08/13/response-to-social-justice-and-social-security-committee-pre-budget-scrutiny-third-sector-funding-principles

Solwaybank Windfarm Community Benefit Fund

Currently Closed

.- Local procurement – using local suppliers and providers for goods and services, where possible.- Environmental

https://funding.scot/funds/a0R3z00000MixHWEAZ/solwaybank-windfarm-community-benefit-fund

Tenants benefit from Home Comforts fund

NEWS 4 July 2025 by Rab Armour

Social Justice & Poverty

Health & Social Care

Regeneration & Housing

#CostOfLivingCrisis

#Society

As cost of living hikes hit hard, housing group offers increasing support

https://tfn.scot/news/tenants-benefit-from-home-comforts-fund

Helping the third sector get creative about approaching bids

OPINION 19 December 2017 by TFN

Management

Jim Wallace gives some advice to the third sector on getting creative with bids

https://tfn.scot/opinion/helping-the-third-sector-get-creative-about-approaching-bids

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