Stale Pre-tender

Meet The Buyer South 2025

Details

Buyer: East Lothian Council
Topic: Construction materials and associated items
Published: 18 August 2025
Source: uk:public_contracts_scotland

Tender description

Now in its 4th year, the Supplier Development Programme is set to host Meet the Buyer South event at The Tait Hall in Kelso, on 8 October 2025. Partnered by East Lothian Council, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders Council and South of Scotland Enterprise, this FREE event provides businesses operating in the South East of Scotland the chance to connect with key public and private sector buyers. Come along to meet procurement teams, buyers and supply chain partners with upcoming projects and opportunities in the South East of Scotland. The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited. Register now: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtbs25/ Lot 1: Meet The Buyer South 2025 Now in its 4th year, the Supplier Development Programme is set to host Meet the Buyer South event at The Tait Hall in Kelso, on 8 October 2025. Partnered by East Lothian Council, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders Council and South of Scotland Enterprise, this FREE event provides businesses operating in the South East of Scotland the chance to connect with key public and private sector buyers. Come along to meet procurement teams, buyers and supply chain partners with upcoming projects and opportunities in the South East of Scotland. The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited. Register now: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtbs25/. The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited. Register now: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtbs25/ If you do not have an existing Supplier Development Programme account, select the Register button first.

Timeline

Completed: Pre-tender published18 August 2025
Current notice

About the buyer

East Lothian Council is the local authority for East Lothian in Scotland, procuring goods, services and works across the region. Larger contract opportunities are advertised through Public Contracts Scotland, the national portal for Scottish public sector tenders. Suppliers register there and switch on Supplier Finder to be matched against the council's requirements. Smaller requirements are sourced by direct quotation, with the council inviting a minimum of three suppliers. A corporate procurement team based at John Muir House in Haddington manages sourcing and contract awards. Award notices and a public contracts register are published for transparency.

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 East Lothian Council's contract awards have been in construction work, IT services and transport equipment.

Relevant CPV codes

44100000 · Construction materials and associated items
85300000 · Social work and related services

Decision makers

Connect with the people behind this procurement.

Job title	Phone number	Work email
Head of Procurement	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-lothian-council.gov
Commercial Director	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-lothian-council.gov
Procurement Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-lothian-council.gov
Category Lead	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-lothian-council.gov
Senior Buyer	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-lothian-council.gov
Contracts Manager	+44 •••• ••••••	••••••••@east-lothian-council.gov