News Vault 2011

News 2011

23 December: Scotland's third sector - Improving access to public sector contracts
21 December: Best wishes for the season - Merry Christmas from everyone in SPCD
14 December: A helping hand - When concerns arise about public sector tenders, the Single Point of Enquiry can assist
14 December: Scottish Government procurement praised - Performance officially classed as 'superior'
14 December: Director's letter - December 2011
14 December: Postal services contracts awarded - TNT and Royal Mail win Scottish public sector business
17 November:Alastair Merrill writes about his recent attendance at a seminar for the senior civil service and how this chimes well with the procurement reform strategy - Director's letter
17 November: Shouting it from the rooftops! - Champions chomping at the bit to promote the Single Point of Enquiry
17 November: Tender update -Web Conferencing Service
10 November: New mobile phone services e-Auction - Public sector bodies invited to express interest
26 October: Congratulations to GO Awards winners - Scottish Procurement team highly commended
25 October: Website makes it easier to tender for public contracts - Help for businesses bidding for work
21 October: Good luck to GO Awards finalists - Three teams from Scottish Procurement amongst nominees
20 October: Procuring a national framework for biomass - Public sector invited to workshops to discuss purchasing strategy - Industry invited to share its experience
17 October: Professional buying tools - New contract awarded
7 October: Mobile and voice data services contract - Preferred supplier announced
30 September: A 'Champions Group' announced - Improving support for suppliers
30 August: Director's letter
30 August: Changes to Scottish Government procurement
29 August: Tripping the light (and gas, and water) fantastic - National utilities contracts hit 99% coverage
29 August: EU legal portal gets new features - read about the growing number who have benefited from taking this training
26 August: the GO Awards Scotland 2011/12 are a fantastic opportunity to showcase excellence and demonstrate the value of smart, effective procurement to other buyers and suppliers
24 June: the National Procurement Conference 2011 - Scottish Government's National Public Procurement Conference is the biggest event in the procurement calendar.
22 June: read High praise for the Procurement Journey - Cambridge University students learning from Scottish Procurement!
11 May: an introduction to Procurement Law - on-line training portal has now been launched!
6 May: the European Commission is undertaking a comprehensive Review of EU Procurement Directives
6 May: updated to version 3.0 and launched today of Scottish Procurement and Commercial Directorate's Policy Manual
21 March: Director's letter of 21 March 2011.
1 March: Contract to supply Scotland's public sector awarded to Business Stream - Deal done on water
11 February: Read Alastair Merrill Director of Procurement's letter, on the restructure.
11 February: The Public Sector Network (PSN) is a secure private network for the public sector.
8 February: Construction contracts - proposed changes - the Scottish Government wants your feedback on changes it is proposing to make to the rules governing the content of construction contracts.
26 January: A restructure within Scottish Government means Scottish Procurement Directorate has a name change to Scottish Procurement and Commercial Directorate further information will be available soon.
26 January: The Scottish Procurement and Commercial Directorate is sponsoring training on the EU Public Procurement Directive for procurement professionals in the Scottish public sector.
21 January: This public contracts Scotland progress report highlights the steps which have been taken and provides a high level overview of future developments.
18 January: Sustainable food use in public sector- public sector bosses across Scotland have been encouraged to look closely at their food and drink buying policies. New guidance aimed at anyone who is involved in the procurement of food or catering services in the Scottish public sector.
11 January: eProcurement Scotland is seeking views and information from the market regarding potential requirements for an electronic invoicing solution (eInvoicing), as set out in the attached request for information.
7 January: Scotland Excel has launched a new tranche of learning and development projects designed to meet the operational needs of local authority procurement professionals for 2011-12.
6 January: Draft of the sPQQ - the Scottish Government has been working with key stakeholders from both the buyer and supplier communities to deliver a more standardised approach to pre-qualification procedures in public procurement. Consulting now.

Page updated: Thursday, January 19, 2012

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