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New Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN) - Coronavirus (COVID-19): supplier relief

30 Mar 2020: The Scottish Government has issued a new Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN) regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19) and supplier relief.

Carry on and keep tendering: a blog by Gillian Cameron, SDP Programme Manager

25 Mar 2020: The Supplier Development Programme Manager, Gillian Cameron, shares her take on how to carry on and keep tendering in this blog.

New Scottish Procurement Policy Note on Coronavirus - procurement regulations during outbreak issued

23 Mar 2020: The Scottish Government has issued a new Scottish Procurement Policy Note (SPPN) regarding on Coronavirus - procurement regulations during outbreak.

COVID-19 Scottish Business Support Summary

23 Mar 2020: In partnership with SLAED, the Supplier Development Programme has published a summary of all wider Covid-19 support from EU, UK & Scottish Government.

SDP offers free webinar training on Scottish Cyber Assessment Service (SCAS)

23 Mar 2020: The Supplier Development Programme invites both suppliers and buyers to be among the first to be trained on the Scottish Cyber Assessment Service (SCAS) on Wednesday, 8 April by participating in webinars from the comfort of your own desk.

Guest Blog: A buyer’s perspective on the public sector, as impacted by the coronavirus

18 Mar 2020: Kenny Govan, Senior Procurement Officer at Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), wrote a guest blog for the Supplier Development Programme for the month of March 2020.

Lanarkshire’s Meet the "Real" Buyer Cancelled

17 Mar 2020: Lanarkshire's Meet the "Real" Buyer event, due to take place on 24 March, is now cancelled with the aim of rescheduling this event in the future.

SDP Training Available via Webinar

16 Mar 2020: Learn more about how to access free digital SDP training via webinar.

SDP Scotland's Events and COVID-19

12 Mar 2020: In line with official advice, SDP has suspended all face-to-face training due to COVID-19. Tender training continues to be delivered via webinar to Scottish SMEs and supported businesses.

SDP encourages SMEs to participate in Scottish Government survey on provision of cyber security systems

11 Mar 2020: The Scottish Government has released an online survey for public sector buyers regarding the future of provision of cyber security through its DPS (Dynamic Purchasing System). SMEs and supported businesses are encouraged to participate in the survey by the Supplier Development Programme.

Stirling Council is hosting a Local Supplier Forum

5 Mar 2020: Stirling Council is hosting a series of Local Supplier Forums. These meetings are designed to give both existing suppliers and new suppliers the opportunity to discuss relevant topics with procurement staff and to enable suppliers to provide feedback to Stirling Council on issues that are important to them.

Public Contracts Scotland website update released

5 Mar 2020: Public Conracts Scotland (PCS) have released the first of a series of updates and improvements to the PublicContractsScotland.gov.uk website, designed to improve the user experience and access on mobiles/tablets.