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Our response comments on issues of partnership, procurement and Fair Work, which we monitor across Scottish,welcome the focus in the consultation on tackling longstanding issues around commissioning and procurement,Commissioning and procurement SCVO has highlighted issues with the commissioning and procurement of services,We carried out two surveys, in 2013 and then 2019, to capture members’ experiences of procurement processes,To complement this, we offer observations on the commissioning and procurement of voluntary sector services

Since the launch of the 2016 Fair Work Framework and the challenge set down by the Fair Work Convention for Scotland to be a world leading Fair Work nation by 2025, there has been much support, new government departments established, a Fair Work Implementation Plan and high level...

SCVO response to the call for views on procurement (PDF version)Download SCVO response to the call for,’s for views on the post-legislative scrutiny of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.,Sustainable procurement duty Questions Has the sustainable procurement duty helped to improve social,,in the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.,How can the impact of the sustainable procurement duty be measured?

Scottish Government proposals for new prompt payment guidance for procurement contracts, which suggest

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Our response will also touch on our own policy priority areas of procurement, Fair Work and relationships

Procurement is a prime example of this where a process focused on driving down costs, favouring outputs,On top of this, greater attention is needed around procurement and commissioning.,The flexibility brought into some procurement arrangements during the pandemic was very much welcomed,Through its focus on driving down costs and outputs over outcomes, procurement processes are often failing

yearwork with the sector to understand and address the challenges caused by the current competitive procurement,important to recognise that the pandemic intensified existing challenges in the areas of funding and procurement,Whilst there is no one size fits all approach, a series of changes to the way funding and procurement,Procurement Sector experiences of procurement during the pandemic have varied significantly, but, as,work with the sector to understand and address the challenges caused by the current competitive procurement

Sector experiences of procurement during the pandemic have varied significantly, but, as our response

There is a need to recognise the challenges caused by the current competitive procurement environment,sustainability of the third sector' and cited longer-term funding arrangements and flexible approaches to procurement