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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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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

Post-legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

A decade on from the introduction of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (the Act), Holyrood’s,challenges for small businesses and third sector organisations looking to participate in public procurement,improvements to transparency were welcomed, there were still challenges which made navigating public procurement,Speaking as the report launched, Committee Convener Claire Baker MSP said: “Public procurement plays,However, the report makes clear that the Committee believes more can be done to increase local procurement

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/post-legislative-scrutiny-of-the-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014

Sustainable Procurement, Social Value and the Third Sector in Scotland (2014)

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.,online survey of public sector staff with an active interest or role in the area of commissioning or procurement,sector buying community are now increasingly knowledgeable about issues relating to sustainable procurement,continuing support, it will be important to consolidate these trends as the implications of the Procurement

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/sustainable-procurement-social-value-and-the-third-sector-in-scotland-2014

Procurement and tendering for care and support: Experiences from the third sector

This report aims to provide an up-to-date picture of the way in which procurement and tendering for care,particular, it looks at the extent to which both the Scottish Government/COSLA 2010 guidance on procurement,support services1 and the Social Care (Self Directed Support) (Scotland) Act 20132 are influencing procurement

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/procurement-and-tendering-for-care-and-support-experiences-from-the-third-sector

The voluntary sector and Procurement – a summary of current voluntary sector experiences.

exploring the experiences of voluntary sector organisations engaging in public sector contracts and the procurement,It explores some of the broad barriers preventing the third sector from engaging fully with the procurement

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/the-voluntary-sector-and-procurement-a-summary-of-current-voluntary-sector-experiences

Policy

Fair funding & procurement We champion Fair Funding, a long-term, flexible, sustainable, and accessible,also ensure sector wide challenges are recognised within the Scottish and UK Budgets, Fair Work, procurement,Kirsten Hogg Has strategic responsibility for our policy and research work and is responsible for procurement,economy and has responsibility for Levelling Up Contact David Livey Leads on Freedom of Information, procurement

https://scvo.scot/policy

Public Sector Funding

Public Sector FundingDownload PDF Public sector funding of the voluntary sector The following pages pull together what we know about public sector funding from the latest SCVO Sector Stats, based on analysis of over 600 charity accounts, with additional information from the...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/public-sector-funding

Nice People; Terrible System: CCPS survey of providers experiences of commissioning and procurement

In 2017 CCPS surveyed providers to understand their experience of commissioning and procurement over,reach gave their experience with twenty- five providers sharing a specific example of a recent procurement

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/nice-people-terrible-system-ccps-survey-of-providers-experiences-of-commissioning-and-procurement

Procurement, re-tendering and the voluntary sector social care workforce

This report assesses the impact of the re-tendering of social care services on workforce morale and commitment in the voluntary sector, outlining the implications for national workforce policy and planning in Scotland. It summarises the results of research undertaken in three...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/a-gathering-storm-procurement-re-tendering-and-the-voluntary-sector-social-care-workforce

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