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Supporting Scotland's vibrant voluntary sector

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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Post-legislative scrutiny: Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014

SCVO recognises its potential in enhancing public procurement in Scotland.,Procurement: This refers to the actual contracting based on commissioning.,Procurement should only be used if it is the right fit, not as default.,While the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 requires large suppliers to include in Annual Procurement,than 100 procurement professionals from across the public sector.

https://scvo.scot/p/62600/2023/09/27/post-legislative-scrutiny-procurement-reform-scotland-act-2014

Enable your staff to work from home

If your charity is able to join the Scottish Public Procurement portal, you can get high-end HP laptops

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/remote-working/enable

SCVO Environmental Policy

should be read in conjunction with our Travel and Subsistence Policy, all staff wellbeing policies, procurement

https://scvo.scot/environment

SCVO response to 2025/26 Programme for Government 

Responding to Tuesday’s Programme for Government, Anna Fowlie, Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations' (SCVO) Chief Executive, said: “Today’s Programme for Government (PfG) restates the Scottish Government’s commitment to Fairer Funding for the voluntary sector, which SCVO...

https://scvo.scot/p/98517/2025/05/06/scvo-response-to-2025-26-programme-for-government

SCVO comment on the Scottish Third Sector Tracker Pulse 1

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

SCVO response to Scottish Labour's Policy Forum

These are broken down by three distinct areas: (1) Fair Funding and procurement; (2) the voluntary sector,Fair funding & procurement Poor funding and poor procurement approaches risk our sector’s contribution,Our sector urgently needs Fair Funding and streamlined procurement processes to support the essential,There are a host of improvements that could be made to procurement and commissioning in Scotland – not,The Committee concluded that the existing procurement landscape “is causing a barrier to those who may

https://scvo.scot/p/96677/2025/01/23/scvo-response-to-scottish-labours-policy-forum

We know Fair Funding is needed – help us highlight why

Fair Funding means a funding landscape that is fair, flexible, sustainable and accessible. It includes longer-term funding, unrestricted funding, timely payments, processes that are easier to navigate, funding that keeps pace with rising costs, and proportionate reporting...

https://scvo.scot/p/106533/2026/08/06/we-know-fair-funding-is-needed-help-us-highlight-why

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