Case studies

SDP “Dovetails” Success with Social Enterprise

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A Supported Business credits engagement with SDP for helping to win two public sector contracts in the Spring of 2019.

Dovetail is a Supported Business that manufactures certified internal fire doors as well as furniture and beds for the contract market.

This social enterprise is located in Dundee and has 52 employees. Dovetail was SDP's featured business for the month of June.

AquAid Wins 1st Contract

Aquaid at work in Africa

AquAid is a supplier of bottle fed, mains fed coolers and hot water boilers. AquAid also works very closely with two charities: Christian Aid and The Africa Trust.

The small business is based in Blantyre, South Lanarkshire, and has 14 employees. Beginning in May 2019, AquAid will supply 53 mains-fed water coolers at Glasgow Caledonian University.

AquAid was SDP's featured business for the month of April.

Wean's World: Procurement Time

Geraldine Duffy of Weans World

Through the Supplier Development Programme, North Lanarkshire Council arranged for two Public Contracts Scotland training sessions in March 2019 to provide practical assistance to SMEs interested in apply for a place on its 1140 Hours interim Framework.

Weans World Childminding participated in this free training and was SDP’s featured SME business for the month of March 2019. Weans World Childminding confirmed that its bid was successful in June 2019.

Weans World was established in 2011 and is located in Shawhead, Coatbridge.

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