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Digital Outcomes and Specialists 2 is now open: apply to supply your services

25 Nov 2016: The CCS Digital Marketplace team are trying to attract Scottish suppliers to the new Digital Outcomes and Specialists 2 framework. You can now apply to offer your digital specialist services to government through the Digital Outcomes and Specialists 2 framework.

Open Contracting in Scottish Government

21 Nov 2016: Scottish Procurement is developing an Open Contracting Strategy which will help ensure that the public can identify who is delivering government contracts and how well these contracts are performing.

Scotland Build 2016

15 Nov 2016: The Supplier Development Programme will be exhibiting at Scotland Build on the 23rd and 24th November 2016. Scotland Build has established itself as the leading event to cover construction opportunities across all of Scotland. The Expo is attended by all the key players in the Scottish construction industry, including thousands of attendees made up of: architects, contractors, developers, government, and solution providers.

Glasgow City Region City Deal projects delay provides opportunity for SME's

2 Nov 2016: Two major Glasgow City Region City Deal projects in Inverclyde worth £30m have been delayed by a year. Although disappointing that the benefits these projects will bring to the region will not be realised for another year, this provides small businesses with more time to prepare to get ‘tender ready’ for the likely extensive contract and sub-contract opportunities these projects will bring.

Shortlist announced for Herald Family Business Awards

2 Nov 2016: The Herald has unveiled the finalists for the Scottish Family Business Awards 2016, in association with Business Gateway.