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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

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

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

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

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

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.

sustainability of the third sector’ and cited longer-term funding arrangements and flexible approaches to procurement

governments and public bodies can use to encourage a shift away from existing ‘value-for-money’ driven procurement,Link in with ongoing efforts in Scotland to make progress on partnership working, funding and procurement,This is especially true in procurement processes, where value is about pounds over people.,Traditional procurement models also do not consider the capacity issues felt by many specialist organisations

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...