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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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Public procurement - views and experiences: research

and experiences of third sector organisations and new businesses in relation to Scottish public procurement,with third sector organisations and new private businesses to explore their experiences of public procurement,previous research undertaken and the findings will be used to ensure that future delivery of public procurement,Key factors that enable third sector and new business engagement with Scottish public procurement: Provision,processes with proportionate terms and conditions Considerations for improving access to public procurement

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/public-procurement-views-and-experiences-research

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

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

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

Post-legislative scrutiny: Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

SCVO recognises its potential in enhancing public procurement in Scotland.,Procurement: This refers to the actual contracting based on commissioning.,Procurement should only be used if it is the right fit, not as default.,While the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 requires large suppliers to include in Annual Procurement,than 100 procurement professionals from across the public sector.

https://scvo.scot/p/62600/2023/09/27/post-legislative-scrutiny-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014

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

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

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