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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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Guide to low-cost digital

These have been set up to allow public sector organisations to procure a large number of quality devices

https://scvo.scot/support/digital/guides/guide-to-low-cost-digital

Maximising the local impact of anchor institutions: a case study of Leeds City Region

. • Local procurement – understand organisational spend, what impact it has and how supply chains are,targets and a timetable for redirecting spend to competitive local suppliers alongside organising procurement,processes and contracts to enable smaller, local organisations to bid. • Social procurement – adopt,‘good jobs’ into procurement and commissioning frameworks, sending collective market signals relating

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/maximising-the-local-impact-of-anchor-institutions-a-case-study-of-leeds-city-region

SCVO Briefing: Strengthening Scotland’s Partnership with the Third Sector

Rachel Le Noan
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...

https://scvo.scot/p/105252/2026/06/15/scvo-briefing-strengthening-scotlands-partnership-with-the-third-sectorscvo-briefing

Hearing and Sight Care

  • Membership number 6554
  • Charity registered in Scotland SC027221

https://scvo.scot/membership/members/6554/hearing-and-sight-care

SCVO’s response to DSIT’s Digital Inclusion Action Plan 

Jason Railton
28 April 2025
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Recently, we submitted our response to the UK Government’s Call for Evidence on the Digital Inclusion Action Plan—a new strategy from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) that sets out how digital exclusion will be tackled across the UK. You can read our...

https://scvo.scot/p/98398/2025/04/28/scvos-response-to-dsits-digital-inclusion-action-plan

Purchasing from the Third Sector in Scotland

Each year local authorities in Scotland procure over œ5.4bn of supplies, works, and services.,Based on a sample of councils, this report examines the level and pattern of procurement from Third Sector

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/evidence-library/purchasing-from-the-third-sector-in-scotland

Board of trustees

Executive Group representing the voluntary sector in an advisory capacity to inform Scottish policy and procurement

https://scvo.scot/about/people/board-of-trustees

SCVO response to Civil Society Covenant Framework engagement exercise

David Livey
5 November 2024
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Procurement processes that are inclusive of the voluntary sector: more equitable, effective, and flexible,procurement processes that encourage the participation of voluntary organisations of all sizes.,improve relationships sit, primarily, within public bodies, e.g., those that relate to funding and procurement,to build those relationships, as well as a host of practical changes, like improved funding or procurement

https://scvo.scot/p/94723/2024/11/05/scvo-response-to-civil-society-covenant-framework-engagement-exercise

Small Charities in Scotland

Summary Small charities are an essential part of communities across Scotland, and account for three-quarters of the Scottish charities. Here we pull together some key facts and figures about the importance of small charities in Scotland. We also look at some of the challenges...

https://scvo.scot/research/reports/small-charities-in-scotland

Tackling the climate emergency

"[Fair Funding would ensure] better planning, better partnerships" Like most of us, the Scottish Government undoubtedly recognises the urgent, human-driven emergency that the world now faces. The climate crisis is causing catastrophic weather extremes, melting ice caps...

https://scvo.scot/policy/fair-funding-procurement/fair-funding/tackling-the-climate-emergency

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2026. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation.
Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG.