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Summary of changes to the public procurement rules in Scotland

21 Dec 2015: From 18th April 2016 a number of changes to public procurement regulations in Scotland will come into effect. These changes aim to make public contracts more accessible for small and medium sized businesses, and so a number of clauses have been introduced to this end. Amongst other things, the key changes affecting SME's are:

Scottish Government response to the Changes to the Public Procurement Rules in Scotland Consultation

18 Dec 2015: The Scottish GovernmentÂ’s formal response to the consultation on ‘Changes to the public procurement rules in ScotlandÂ’ was published today (18th December 2015).  It outlines their intended approach, for improving public procurement, by simplifying the process further, supporting wider public policy aims and improving supplier access to public contracts.

Contracts registers now available on PCS

16 Dec 2015: The Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 requires all public sector contracting organisations to keep and maintain a contract register, and to provide an internet-based publicly viewable version of it from 18 April 2016.

Festive opening hours

7 Dec 2015: The SDP office will be closed on the following dates

SDP celebrates Family Businesses at Herald Awards night

3 Dec 2015: The Supplier Development Progamme were delighted to sponsor the Rural Family Business (Small) category at the Herald Family Business Awards, which took place in the Grand Central Hotel on Wednesday, 2nd December. Congratulations are due to all winners and nominees, in particular MDIVE (www.m-dive.co.uk) and Mitchells, joint winners of the above award.