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SDP Awarded Public Procurement Project of the Year at GO Awards Scotland 2025

GO Awards 2025/26The Supplier Development Programme (SDP), alongside NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, received the ‘Public Procurement Project of the Year’ Award at the GO Awards Scotland 2025/26.

Highland Council Introduce New Community Benefits Policy

Highland Council LogoCommunity benefits through procurement are requirements agreed or offered by suppliers when bidding for contracts. These deliver a wider social benefit in ‘addition’ to the core purpose of the contract.

New Scottish Procurement Policy Note: Measuring social impact in public procurement (10/2020)

Scottish Procurement has issued a new Scottish Procurement Policy Note 10/2020, which clarifies the Scottish Government’s policy on measuring social impact through procurement. Success in contributing to Scotland’s purpose is measured in terms of outcomes. These outcomes align to the National Performance Framework and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

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