Renfrewshire Council - Meet the Buyer Event

Join us for the next in our series of 'Meet the Buyer' events and learn about doing business with the public sector.

Local government, the health service, universities, and colleges ... public sector organisations in Scotland spend up to £13bn every year.

We want to help Renfrewshire businesses like yours to bid for and win contracts and work.

Renfrewshire Council is committed to increasing its spend with local suppliers and building an inclusive, green, and resilient economy. The Councils is also committed to bringing together representatives from the wider public sector procurement community - such as the NHS and UWS - to share our objectives and tell you about our forward plans and contract opportunities.

Join us at Tweedie Hall, Linwood on Wednesday 11^th October and hear from senior buyers at Renfrewshire Council, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, and University of West of Scotland.

We'll be starting at 9am when you can get a coffee or tea and network with other local business owners.

Register your place at the event via Eventbrite. 

Network with other Renfrewshire businesses, take part in our workshops, share your views, and visit our exhibitors.

Our event host Stephen Brannagan is Director of Customer & Business Services at Scotland Excel, the national centre of procurement expertise for local government.

You’ll also hear from:

• Chris Sanderson , Head of Procurement, NHS Greater Glasgow, and Clyde
• Alistair Munn, Senior Procurement Business Partner, University of the West Scotland
• Bridget Lambert, Corporate Procurement Manager, Renfrewshire Council

There will also be workshops delivered by the Supplier Development Programme and Scotland Excel.

Exhibitors include:

• Supplier Development Programme (SDP)
• Federation of Small Business (FSB)
• Renfrewshire Chamber of Commerce
• Morrisons Construction
• NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
• University of the West of Scotland
• Scotland Excel
• Business Gateway
• Ren Zero
• Renfrewshire Council

We hope to see you on the 11^{th of} October.