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03/09/09

A Guide to Procurement

How to supply to public sector organisations,including Scottish Borders Council
The public sector spends approximately £8billion each year tendering for goods and services, so there are many opportunities for local businesses to compete for and win public sector contracts. However the complexity of the process and procedures means that many small and medium sized businesses find it difficult to compete in the public procurement market.

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Posted by: margaret

Scottish Borders Council's Economic Development and Procurement Teams are committed to increasing access to supplier development support for the local business community and has recently become a member of a pan-Scotland Local Authority Supplier Development Partnership called the Supplier Development Programme.

The first event will be held on

Date: Thursday 17 September 2009
Time: From 09.45 until 13.30
Venue: The Buccleuch Arms Hotel in St Boswells.

This free event, entitled "A Guide to Procurement - How to supply to public sector organisations, including Scottish Borders Council" will provide guidance and outline the requirements of public sector procurement including the opportunity to hear directly from the Council's Procurement Officers. For a registration form for this event please email margaret.swinburne@drs.glasgow.gov.uk or telephone 0141 287 7235.

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