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Business Resilience Survey revealed how they had withdrawn from or decided not to participate in procurement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

The impact of rising costs on third sector organisations in Scotland.

Steve Grozier

23 July 2024

Posted in

Research

“Budgets have been stretched to go further in order to cover increasing costs and so other activities have been curtailed or cancelled.” Inflation may have finally hit the Bank of England’s target rate, but only after three years of rising costs. The focus of much of the research...

https://scvo.scot/p/92962/2024/07/23/the-impact-of-rising-costs-on-third-sector-organisations-in-scotland

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

SCVO Briefing to Scottish Parliament: Programme for Government 2024/25

Sheghley Ogilvie

2 September 2024

Posted in

Policy reports

Summary SCVO and colleagues across the voluntary sector welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment to deliver Fairer Funding for the sector by 2026, including exploring options to implement multi-year funding deals. Despite this renewed focus, 18 months on from the policy...

https://scvo.scot/p/93632/2024/09/02/scvo-briefing-to-scottish-parliament-programme-for-government-2024-25

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

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

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