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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.

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Embedding Social Value through Sustainable Procurement

This report examines the approach by public sector commissioners and procurement staff in Scotland to,sustainable procurement, social value, and the development of the Third Sector.

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/embedding-social-value-through-sustainable-procurement

Making Procurement Work for All: Procurement practices as a route to fulfilling work in North East England

Public sector organisations around the UK are asking how they can use their powers of procurement to,of practical, technical, legal and behavioural barriers to overcome for the power of good work procurement,Durham University, explores these barriers and how they can be overcome in consultation with senior procurement,stakeholders in the North East of England, with the aim of developing a good work procurement strategy

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/making-procurement-work-for-all-procurement-practices-as-a-route-to-fulfilling-work-in-north-east-england

Living in a new procurement landscape

Kelly Sleight explains what new procurement laws mean for the third sector

https://tfn.scot/opinion/living-in-a-new-procurement-landscape

Procurement: SME and third sector action plan 2024-2026

engage and reduce the barriers for SMEs and third sector organisations when engaging with public procurement,will take to support and improve opportunities for SMEs and third sector organisations within the procurement,https://blogs.gov.scot/public-procurement/2024/04/29/sme-and-third-sector-procurement-action-plan/

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/procurement-sme-and-third-sector-action-plan-2024-2026

Civil society groups demand ethical procurement laws

Rules need to tackle tax dodging, blacklisting and climate change, according to a coalition of civil society coalitions

https://tfn.scot/news/civil-society-groups-demand-ethical-procurement-laws

Procurement will be the death of us

Buying human services in the same way one buys pencils or sacks of cement is to ignore the human aspect, argues Martin Sime, chief executive of SCVO

https://tfn.scot/opinion/procurement-will-be-the-death-of-us

Banking and buying

Procurement Procurements is the process of buying goods or services from someone else.,You are likely to need to procure a number of goods and services for your community space.

https://scvo.scot/support/village-community-halls/facilities-management/operational-management/banking-buying

Framework Agreements

The Scottish Government’s Procurement and Property Directorate leads on and delivers framework agreements,All of these can be found on the Scottish Government’s procurement contract directory.,services available Access to a wide range of suppliers & services Electronic processes, streamlined procurement,The majority of the framework agreements available on the Scottish Government’s procurement contract,To access the framework agreements offered by the Scottish Government, first visit the procurement contracts

https://scvo.scot/support/running-your-organisation/finance-business-management/frameworks

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