SDP are working with Enterprise Europe Scotland to bring you new programmes in 2009.  In the meantime if you are interested in expanding your European markets, EES are running 2 events, detailed below:

Enterprise Europe Scotland - European Information Clinics

Tuesday 25 November 2008 11am-2pm:  Scottish Enterprise, Enterprise House, Dundee

Wednesday 3 December 2008 8.30am-4.30pm: Scottish Enterprise, Atlantic Quay, Glasgow

Do you want to find out more about:
- European Market Information
- EU Legislation and Standards
- Accessing public sector contracts
- Building commercial partnerships
- Feeding your complaints on trade in the EU back to Brussels

As part of the Enterprise Europe Network, Enterprise Europe Scotland is your local entry point to a wealth of information on business opportunities throughout Europe.  Come along to our one-to-one sessions in Dundee and Glasgow where European Information Specialists will help answer all your questions on the EU.  To book a session or for more information, please contact the Business Gateway - Telephone 0845 609 6611 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

The 3 Ayrshire Councils recently combined to host a free seminar in Ayr titled ‘Love Me Tender'. The seminar was developed through the SDP Programme, having been successfully piloted in Glasgow earlier this year.

Over 90 local SME's and 130 people attended the event, which was aimed at helping SME's learn more about the tendering process.  Increasingly, contracts to provide professional services for public sector organisations are being awarded through rigorous tendering procedures. These contracts can be extremely valuable to companies, yet the tendering process can sometimes be daunting. As a result of the seminar, half the SME's who attended have signed up for four 1-day workshops over the next 2 months. The workshops, which started last week, are designed to provide each company with the necessary information and skills required to tender more competitively for contracts in the public sector.

The 3 Ayrshire Councils are currently organising an Ayrshire “Meet The Buyer” Event similar to the event held in Glasgow City Chambers this summer.  The event will take place at the Gailes Hotel, Irvine on 18th November 2008.  Further information will be posted here in due course.

28th April 2008
SUPPLIER SINGLE POINT OF ENQUIRY (SPoE)
The Single Point of Enquiry has been introduced by the Scottish Procurement Directorate to provide suppliers to public sector/public funded bodies with an impartial point of contact where they can ask for advice or raise concerns about public procurement practices in Scotland.

28th April 2008
SDP are delighted to team up with Maclay, Murray & Spens LLP’s procurement team who advise both public and private sector clients on all aspects of procurement law.