Case studies
Community Wealth Building Raises the Roof
Old Plean Roofing originally registered with the Supplier Development Programme (SDP) in 2018 and the business has attended multiple events since, including tender training, and Meet the Buyer events, with the intention to better understand the public sector bidding process. The small business attended Stirling Council’s Community Wealth Building Supplier Event in July 2022 to renew its approach to public sector tendering.
Robertson FM engages with over 100 suppliers with the help of SDP
Robertson FM, in partnership with the Supplier Development Programme, hosted a free Talking Tenders webinar in January 2022 that focused on a Hard FM Services contract opportunity for the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS).
Success Stories: Dundee Science Centre proves education really does pay off!
Dundee Science Centre was awarded onto Dundee City Council’s ‘Flexible Framework Agreement for Education & Social Support Services (Children & Families)’ after attending the Supplier Development Programme’s aligned tender training webinar event with Dundee City Council at the end of 2020.
Success Stories: Concept Northern gains direction with SDP
Concept Northern first engaged with the Supplier Development Programme (SDP) in 2016 at a supplier event related to the then-new Glasgow City Region City Deal. Staff undertook SDP webinar training in environmental policy, health and safety policy, equality and quality management through ISO9001 policy, and participated in several Meet the Buyer events over the years. Concept Northern is an accredited Living Wage Scotland employer, and won its first public sector contract with the University of the Highlands and Islands in 2021 to provide Text Help software, ‘Read Write Gold’.
Success Stories: Remarkable wins top marks through SDP
Formerly known as Investors in People Scotland, and based in Edinburgh, Remarkable specialises in business advisory, consultancy, leadership and organisational development. Since first registering with the Supplier Development Programme (SDP) in 2018, Remarkable was successful in bidding for a contract from Perth & Kinross Council to supply a leadership development approach known as Intent Based Leadership (IBL) which supported the creation of a dynamic leadership movement and enabled the council to offer leadership development at scale, for all those in a leadership role, over time. Remarkable says the guidance the company received from SDP was instrumental in submitting a robust and effective bid.
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