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destruction to stop waste and provide quality products for reuse organisations.Circular public procurement,to embed circular practises into public sector tendering and procurement.Phase our single use products

of the key underlying objectives of the Scottish Government and as impact reporting and social procurement

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

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

Procurement ensure cross-sector partnership of the voluntary, public, and private sectors, is central,to new commissioning and procurement models.develop and agree to appropriate minimum contract standards,National standards for commissioning and procurement will, however, only be effective if accompanied,by changes in culture and practice of commissioning and procurement bodies.,Social Enterprise Second challenge: Scotland’s approach to commissioning and procurement We need a procurement

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.

Are you involved in procurement already or looking to learn more about it?,Then register now and come along to our procurement webinar on 24 November, 3-4pm.,questions on what’s working well and what the challenges are for you and the wider sector around procurement,Many voluntary organisations are already involved in procurement and others are now looking to it as,We need to make procurement work for the sector, it’s employees and those receiving services.

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

For many charities the purchase or lease of a property will be one of their biggest financial commitments, to use as an operational base, or as an events or retail space. Charities need to be aware of a number of issues to ensure that any property supports their charitable aims...

and Scottish budgets A shift to multi-year spending plans A shift from the current competitive procurement,issues including: The need for sustainable funding The lack of unrestricted funds The competitive procurement,Evaluate the role of procurement in delivering high quality services Update the Committee on the progress,We need real action on funding and procurement across the board.