Glasgow City Council

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Glasgow is a major UK city and makes a powerful contribution to the Scottish economy with annual output of some £13bn that supports over 400,000 jobs. Glasgow is the growing economic, business and cultural heart of one of the UK’s major metropolitan regions.

Business Support

Glasgow City Council’s Business Support offers a wide range of services for your business through delivery of the Business Gateway Service and our team of Business Advisers.  

Procurement

Our Corporate Procurement team are pleased to hear from existing and new suppliers who are interested in tendering for business. For information on our procurement processes please follow the link below.

How to do Business with Glasgow

If you are a supplier to Glasgow City Council and are looking for support to deliver your Community Benefit commitment to SME supply chain development, please get in touch.

Latest news

Green Business Support Programme

Friday 14 June 2024

The Green Business Grant helps businesses in Glasgow fund projects that will help them achieve net zero carbon emissions and result in long-term, sustained reductions in energy bills.

Forthcoming events

Events are being shown from regions across the Glasgow area.

North Lanarkshire Council Ad-Hoc Passenger Transport framework

Aligned Tender Training- How to use PCS & PCS-T to bid for this NLC opportunity

Tuesday 18 November 2025, 5:00-6:30pm

Webinar

Calling all local taxis, minibuses and coach operators to join us, as we walk through the bidding process live online, so that you know exactly what to do.

Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) – Bus service contract

Bus service contract (West Area)

Tuesday 18 November 2025, 1:00-2:30pm

Kilmarnock • Partner Event

This is a training and awareness event for existing and prospective new Mainstream School Transport providers

Talking Tenders with Glasgow City Council

Provision of Community Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services

Wednesday 10 December 2025, 2:00-3:30pm

Webinar

Glasgow City Council is looking for suppliers that can provide Community Alcohol and Drug Recovery Services.

South Lanarkshire Council- Provision of Light and Heavy Vehicle Repair Framework

Aligned Tender Training-how to use PCS to bid for this opportunity

Thursday 11 December 2025, 10:30am-12:00pm

Webinar

Join us online as we walk you through the bidding process for this South Lanarkshire Council opportunity, to be awarded a place on this Framework, in the same that you will!

Glasgow City Council - Early Years Nursery Provision PSA

Aligned Tender Training - How to use PCS & PCS-T to bid for this opportunity

Tuesday 13 January 2026, 1:30-3:00pm

Webinar

All nursery providers, child minders and childcare settings that provide funded provision for eligible 3 and 4 year old children within the Glasgow boundary are welcome to join this webinar, as we bid for this opportunity in real-time, so that you fully understand what your next step need to be!

South Lanarkshire Council, Community Benefit supplier meeting

Do you understand Community Benefits

Thursday 12 February 2026, 10:30am-12:00pm

Webinar • Partner Event

All local SME's that want to work with the SLC should attend this webinar to fully understand what a Community Benefit is. Whether you are a current South Lanarkshire Council Contractor or Supplier looking for a refresh on our approach Community Benefits or new to how SLC manage Community Benefits, this is a great opportunity to hear about the process and speak with representatives from the Procurement Service.