Emma Hall
Written 14 posts
Reserving contracts for supported businesses – SPPN 1/2025
29th May 2025
The Scottish Government has published a new Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN), SPPN 1/2025, which replaces SPPN 4/2017 and provides updated advice on reserving contracts for supported businesses.
Commercial Week 2025
29th April 2025
Commercial Week 2025, which runs from 19 to 23 May, is an opportunity to build greater awareness of commercial programmes, activities and key skills required within the Public Sector across Scotland.
Case study: how Scotland Excel’s evolved portfolio of food frameworks is benefitting Scotland’s economy
21st March 2025
The Sustainable Procurement Tools website shares a new case study, exploring the benefits of Scotland Excel’s evolved portfolio of food frameworks.
Management Information Platform Scotland: Update to Public Contracts Scotland dashboards
18th March 2025
We have made a significant update to our Public Contracts Scotland dashboards in the Management Information Platform Scotland, so that all registered PCS buying organisations are consolidated into a single, streamlined dashboard, which is now live on MIPS.
Celebrating International Women’s Day 2025
6th March 2025
To champion this year’s theme, #AccelerateAction, for International Women’s Day, we recognise what we can do to support and elevate women’s development, and asked colleagues in the Scottish Procurement and Property Directorate, how they are supporting gender equality, whilst highlighting resources tailored to women in the procurement & property community.