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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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SCVO Scottish Budget Summary 2023/24

Sheghley Ogilvie
21 December 2022
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Funding and Procurement Content In pre-budget Scrutiny Social Justice and Social Security Committee raised

https://scvo.scot/p/56491/2022/12/21/scvo-scottish-budget-summary-2023-24

Scotland needs a strong and ambitious Circular Economy Bill

Michael Cook
8 June 2022
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destruction to stop waste and provide quality products for reuse organisations.Circular public procurement

https://scvo.scot/p/50808/2022/06/08/scotland-needs-a-strong-and-ambitious-circular-economy-bill

SCVO response to SCDI Business with Purpose Commission

David McNeill
28 June 2022
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Business Pledge and conditions such as paying the Living Wage promoted and required as part of procurement,While levers such as procurement and standards feel straightforward to implement, evidence from the Commission

https://scvo.scot/p/51153/2022/06/28/scvo-response-to-scdi-business-with-purpose-commission

SCVO’s Journey to Net Zero – the Greener Gathering 2022

Susan Smith
23 August 2022
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We don’t yet have an overall sustainable procurement policy, so this is something that our Climate Crisis

https://scvo.scot/p/52795/2022/08/23/scvos-journey-to-net-zero-the-greener-gathering-2022

Will 2021 bring the changes we need?

Allan Young
2 March 2021
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Procurement of course! Everyone’s favourite after (online) dinner topic.,Well maybe not quite, but for many in the voluntary sector, from social care to employability, procurement,Procurement is shaping up to be a key issue for 2021, and SCVO are committed to making sure that the,The sector’s well-documented experiences of procurement have not always been positive, with impacts on,to the Scottish Parliament’s call for views on how the 2014 Procurement Act is holding up.

https://scvo.scot/p/42548/2021/03/02/will-2021-bring-the-changes-we-need

SCVO policy and public affairs: A busy three months to kick off 2022

Kyrstie Brown
28 April 2022
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In 2022/23, our focus is on: Funding and procurement – to challenge the unsustainable funding and procurement,Funding and Procurement It should come as no surprise that funding for the voluntary sector has topped,Identifying procurement priorities for the Scottish Government’s 2022/2023 Budget and Programme for Government,Information (FOI) extension, the Scottish Fundraising Adjudication Panel, & Scottish Government procurement,The next few months promise to be as busy as plans for the new financial year around funding and procurement

https://scvo.scot/p/50183/2022/04/28/scvo-policy-and-public-affairs-a-busy-three-months-to-kick-off-2022

Scotland's social enterprise awards: find out all about the winners and nominees here

NEWS 27 October 2023 by Graham Martin
Families & Young People
Management
Social Justice & Poverty
Environment & International
Culture & Leisure
Health & Social Care
Funding & Finance
Regeneration & Housing
The annual awards Scotland saw nine social enterprises and social entrepreneurs from across the country revealed at a Holyrood reception

https://tfn.scot/news/scotlands-social-enterprise-awards-find-out-all-about-the-winners-and-nominees-here

Circular Economy 360

Naomi Johnson
2 May 2022
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of the key underlying objectives of the Scottish Government and as impact reporting and social procurement

https://scvo.scot/p/50228/2022/05/02/circular-economy-360

Let’s unleash the power of people and build community wealth

Neil McInroy
25 April 2022
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maximise community benefits through the action of large public sector anchor organisations as regards procurement,there is desire to grow inclusive ownership models as part of the public sector supply chain in the procurement

https://scvo.scot/p/50170/2022/04/25/lets-unleash-the-power-of-people-and-build-community-wealth

SCVO consultation response to the Scottish Government's Resource Spending Review

Allan Young
22 March 2022
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We welcome the Scottish Government’s new prompt payment guidance on procurement contracts and believe,Contracting bodies must ensure voluntary organisations with procured contracts are properly funded to,Procurement Another important aspect of voluntary sector funding is ensuring a procurement system which,In social care in particular, workforce costs are a significant part of procured services.,On procurement, SCVO conducted member surveys in 2013 and 2019.

https://scvo.scot/p/49550/2022/03/22/scvo-consultation-response-to-the-scottish-governments-resource-spending-review

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.