Meet the Buyer
Details
- Topic
- Event services
- Published
- 2 October 2024
Tender description
The City of Edinburgh Council, in partnership with The Supplier Development Programme (SDP), is inviting local SMEs and third sector organisations to its Supplier Engagement Event, on 14 November 2024 (9.00am-11.30am) at Waverley Court in Edinburgh. Lot 1: This event aims to help local micro, small and supported businesses, as well as third sector organisations, become ‘tender ready’ by providing an opportunity to meet representatives from the Council, as well as a number of business support organisations. With networking opportunities, procurement information sessions, and key contact referrals, this event has something for everyone. During the morning, experts will help to demystify public procurement and provide suppliers, who have little or no experience in bidding for public sector contracts, with an opportunity to learn the routes to market and business support available to them. Keynote Sessions are set to include -SDP: Top Tips for Tendering -City of Edinburgh Council: How we Buy and What Influences our Approach All suppliers are eligible to attend for free. However, spaces are limited, and due to security requirements, you must register an account with SDP in order to book a place. https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events/the-city-of-edinburgh-council-supplier-engagement-event-1744/
Timeline
- Completed: Pre-tender published2 October 2024Current notice
About the buyer
The City of Edinburgh Council is the local authority for Scotland's capital city, buying through its own commercial and procurement service. Every regulated tender is advertised on Public Contracts Scotland, the Scottish public sector's tender portal. Suppliers register free on the portal and can set alerts for opportunities in their sector. Before running a competitive tender, the Council checks its existing frameworks for value, including through Scotland Excel and Scottish Procurement. Scotland Excel acts as the centre of procurement expertise for local government across the country. A downloadable contract register lists every procurement carried out through a regulated process.
UK local government drives £140bn in annual procurement, led by social protection (£66.6bn) and education (£57.1bn).
Over the past 5 years, most of The City of Edinburgh Council's contract awards have been in architectural and engineering services, IT services and health and social work.
Relevant CPV codes
- 79952000 · Event services
Decision makers
Connect with the people behind this procurement.
| Contact name | Job title | Phone number | Work email |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head of Procurement | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-city-of-edinburgh-council.gov | |
| Commercial Director | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-city-of-edinburgh-council.gov | |
| Procurement Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-city-of-edinburgh-council.gov | |
| Category Lead | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-city-of-edinburgh-council.gov | |
| Senior Buyer | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-city-of-edinburgh-council.gov | |
| Contracts Manager | +44 •••• •••••• | ••••••••@the-city-of-edinburgh-council.gov |
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