The changing landscape of public food procurement in Scotland

Food procurement in Scotland is changing - not only to become more agile on the face of national and global change, but also to fulfil the ambitious to use the public spend to deliver greater public and environmental good. It also need to be considered how public food procurement can deliver for the aspirations contained in the Good Food Nation Bill. 

This online session will look at some of the emerging good practice in Scotland and explore how to learn from each other, avoiding duplicating work and not miss opportunities for collaboration. 

Agenda 

• Welcome - Chair: Simon Kenton-lake (Nourish Scotland)
• Setting the scene: Why is public food procurement such a hot topic right now? - Jayne Jones (ASSIST FM) 
• Scotland Excel & local food within frameworks - Laura Muir (Scotland Excel) 
• Scotland Food & Drink, local food & it's future role in public procurement - John Davidson (Scotland Food & Drink) 
• Discussion: Which local authorities are currently working on progressive procurement and what are the key levers and drivers? 
• Examples of good practice across Scotland: Mark Hunter, East Ayrshire Council, Neil Beattie, Shetland Isles Council, Helene Gourichon & Sandra Reid, South Lanarkshire Council 
• Discussion: Would a regular forum for focusing on LA food procurement be useful and what could this look like? 
• Next Steps 

The event is open to anyone working on the procurement of food in local authorities in Scotland, including: 

• Local Authority Catering Leads
• Local Authority Procurement Teams 
• Local Authority Officers involved in developing food policy and Economic Development 
• Scotland Food and Drink 
• Sustainable Food Places food partnerships 
• Soil Association Scotland 
• COSLA 
• Those working on other organisations who are directly supporting procurement in Scottish local authorities

If you are interested in attending this event, please register your free place on Eventbrite.