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SCVO says contracts and funding are major challenges for Scottish charities amid concerns over social division
7 July 2026
Charities and voluntary groups in Scotland have warned navigating the complexities of contract procurement,Only 10% of organisations described the current procurement process of applying for contract opportunities,Responses to the latest survey suggest many organisations view procurement systems as overly complex,,delivering services and support in communities across Scotland through services commissioned and procured,and proportionate, and that formal procurement is not always the most appropriate route.
Resilience can only take the sector so far
3 July 2026
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This wave also explored procurement for the first time, and the findings suggest that current systems
https://scvo.scot/p/105583/2026/07/03/resilience-can-only-take-the-sector-so-far
SCVO Briefing: Strengthening Scotland’s Partnership with the Third Sector
15 June 2026
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SCVO The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland. Our mission is to champion the role of voluntary organisations in building a flourishing society and support them to do work that has a...
SCVO Briefing: Scottish Government Debate: Public Service Reform: Empowering Staff, Service Users & Local Government
11 June 2026
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Yet, the Scottish Government’s Public Service Reform Strategy recognises that “limitations in procurement,To elaborate, too often, public bodies default to procurement, creating rigid and disproportionately,Ending the default to procurement within public bodies, recognising that commissioning should be flexible,and proportionate, and that formal procurement is not always the most appropriate route.,Consistency of good practice across public bodies, ensuring that commissioning and procurement is guided
SCVO comment on the Scottish Third Sector Tracker Pulse 1
26 May 2026
Commissioning with communities – embedding ethical commissioning and ending default to commercial procurement
https://scvo.scot/p/104880/2026/05/26/scvo-comment-on-the-scottish-third-sector-tracker-pulse-1
Snapshot of a sector operating under "sustained and intensifying" strain
26 May 2026
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If you spend any time talking to people across the voluntary sector right now, a pattern starts to emerge. It doesn’t really matter where they’re based or what their area of focus is — the same themes keep coming up. Financial pressure and a wider feeling of uncertainty. There’s...
Letter to the First Minister: Challenges facing the voluntary sector
25 May 2026
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Commissioning with communities – embedding ethical commissioning and ending default to commercial procurement
SCVO Response: Scottish Government consultation on Water services - investing in and paying from 2027
10 April 2026
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About our response The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) welcomes the opportunity to respond to this Scottish Government consultation on Scotland’s water services, focusing on the questions regarding the Water and Sewerage Charges Exemption Scheme in section 6....
SCVO response to Scottish Spending Review and Scottish Budget 2026/27
13 January 2026
partnership with Scotland's voluntary sector, are available here: https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement
A look ahead to the Scottish Spending Review
5 January 2026
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Having entered the New Year, the long-awaited UK Government Autumn Budget – Labour’s second since taking office- may seem like a distant memory. As a reminder, it was a Budget preceded by a stream of leaks, but which still offered a surprise on Budget day when the Office for...
https://scvo.scot/p/102518/2026/01/05/a-look-ahead-to-the-scottish-spending-review