Fife Council Meet the Buyer

DON’T miss Fife Business Week’s flagship, Meet the Buyer event on Thursday 9 November 2023. 

The 14^th annual Meet the Buyer Event, organised by Fife Council in partnership with the Supplier Development Programme once again returns to headline Fife Business Week on Thursday 9th November from 9.00 am until 12.30 pm within the Carnegie Conference Centre, Dunfermline.  

The Meet the Buyer event will allow local suppliers to discuss contract, supply chain and sub-contracting opportunities with public and private sector buyers. Suppliers attending will also have the chance to hear about requirements for bidding with buyers across a wide range of sectors. 

For the first time, the Meet the Buyer event will feature a Construction Zone, playing host to a jam packed lineup of public and private sector contractors in the construction sector. This is your one-stop event to network with key buyers in the sector and learn of the latest opportunities. 

Who's Exhibiting?

Construction Zone – Fife Council Construction Procurement Areas, BAM UK & Ireland, Balfour Beatty, hub East Central Scotland, Kilmac, FES Group, PFH Scotland, Hadden Group, Henry Brothers, Robertson Partnership Homes, Morgan Sindall, Lovell, Scottish Future Trust (SFT) and Levenmouth Rail Link

Other Buyers – Fife Council Corporate Procurement, NHS Fife, Scotland Excel, Forth & Tay Offshore, Fife College Corporate Procurement and the University of St Andrews

Business Support – Fife Council Economic Development, Supplier Development Programme, Business Gateway Fife, Scottish Enterprise, Centre for Engineering Education and Development (CeeD), Scottish Manufacturing Advisory Service (SMAS), Fife Chamber of Commerce, Make UK Defence, Business Energy Scotland, Developing the Young Workforce (DYW) Fife, Employability Fife, ESES Communities/Capital City Partnership, NHS Workplace Team Health Promotion Service, Intend Business Development and The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB Fife), Public Contracts Scotland (PCS), Skills Development Scotland, Social Enterprise Scotland and CITB

More to be announced.

And hear about Build Fife, the upcoming Fife Construction Programme to support supplier development 

A programme of presentations will be delivered throughout the event, allowing businesses to learn about existing/upcoming contract and framework opportunities, Fife Council’s new scheme of tenders, Quick Quote/Supplier Finder process and our upcoming Build Fife programme. 

Fife Council’s Economic Development Team and a host of other exhibitors will also be there to discuss business support services. 

Businesses will also learn about top tendering tips and gain insight into the support that is available to become "tender ready" for these future opportunities through the Supplier Development Programme.

All suppliers are welcome, please register your place in advance.

You can join the conversation on social media by using the #FifeMeetTheBuyer2023