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Talking Tenders

31 Jan 2018: To compliment the current support, resources and procurement training courses SDP offer, we are delighted to launch a brand new series of free digital workshops titled Talking Tenders.

The Scottish government has set up helplines for anyone who may be affected by the failure of the construction firm Carillion

23 Jan 2018: The company went into liquidation on Monday, after running up losses on contracts and struggling with heavy debts.

Public Contracts Scotland - Notification of Public Contracts Scotland Downtime

11 Jan 2018: Public Contracts Scotland will be unavailable on Friday 19 January from 18:00 and for a period of 24 hours, due to scheduled downtime.

Next Generation Access (NGA) Infrastructure

8 Jan 2018: Scottish Procurement is pleased to announce the Contract Notice initiating the procurement of the Next Generation Access (NGA) Infrastructure. This is the first major step in extending superfast broadband access to 100 per cent of the country and a key activity in supporting the 2017/2018 Programme for Government.

Upcoming contract opportunities to supply the contents of Baby Boxes

5 Jan 2018: As part of a Scottish Government initiative the first baby boxes of 2018 have begun to be delivered to expectant parents.

EU Thresholds Rise for 2018/19

3 Jan 2018: The European Commission has updated thresholds above which public procurement rules apply for the next two years. The new thresholds for contracts governed by the Public Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2015, the Concessions Contracts (Scotland) Regulation 2016, the Utilities Contracts (Scotland) Regulations 2016 and the Defence and Security Public Contracts Regulations 2011, came into force on 1 January 2018, and will be in place until the end of 2019.