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The other week the Economy and Fair Work Committee published the findings of its enquiry into the Procurement,The Committee found that while the Act has had a positive impact on increasing transparency of procurement,challenges for small businesses and third sector organisations looking to participate in public procurement,Procurement is notoriously complex, with very specific financial and bureaucratic procedures that have,Many organisations decide that the procurement route is simply not for them. 

About our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to questions 2, 3, 9 and 10 of the Finance and Public Administration Committee’s Inquiry into the Scottish budget process in practice. Question 2: Please set out any barriers to meeting the four core objectives of the...

Summary Years of underfunding and poor funding practices, and crises such as the pandemic, and the cost-of-living crisis, have put the voluntary sector under increasing pressure, exacerbating financial and operational challenges. Eight out of ten Scottish voluntary organisations...

Summary Scotland’s voluntary sector plays an essential role in supporting people and communities across Scotland and is central to the Scottish Government’s ambitions to eradicate child poverty, grow the economy​, tackle the climate emergency, and improve public services. Without...

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

In May last year, the Scottish Government opened its consultation on a series of Disclosure Scotland proposals, including steps to provide PVG discounts to care experienced people and those on particular benefits. Alongside these admirable proposals, there was one specific...

This report assesses the impact of the re-tendering of social care services on workforce morale and commitment in the voluntary sector, outlining the implications for national workforce policy and planning in Scotland. It summarises the results of research undertaken in three...

and experiences of third sector organisations and new businesses in relation to Scottish public procurement,with third sector organisations and new private businesses to explore their experiences of public procurement,previous research undertaken and the findings will be used to ensure that future delivery of public procurement,Key factors that enable third sector and new business engagement with Scottish public procurement: Provision,processes with proportionate terms and conditions Considerations for improving access to public procurement

In 2017 CCPS surveyed providers to understand their experience of commissioning and procurement over,reach gave their experience with twenty- five providers sharing a specific example of a recent procurement

Public sector organisations around the UK are asking how they can use their powers of procurement to,of practical, technical, legal and behavioural barriers to overcome for the power of good work procurement,Durham University, explores these barriers and how they can be overcome in consultation with senior procurement,stakeholders in the North East of England, with the aim of developing a good work procurement strategy