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Championing the Local 2 – Councils Need to Buy Better
Councils Need to Buy Better is the second in the CHAMPIONING THE LOCAL series of SEDA Land Conversations.
Date and time: to
Location: Online
Organisation: Scottish Ecological Design Association
This conversation will highlight the critical role that local authorities play in enhancing local economies.
The Scottish Government is committed to integrating social value and wellbeing into public procurement through not only the Procurement Reform (Scotland) legislation, but also the Scottish National Performance Framework strategy.
In April 2023 the Scottish Government published the first Public Procurement Strategy for Scotland. Local authority procurement – on the long-term contractual basis – can give communities the much needed confidence to invest and kickstart new enterprises.
This could be particularly transformative for Scotland’s rural and remote communities which often face unique challenges, including economic fragility, limited employment opportunities, and infrastructural deficits. Local procurement fosters local employment, enhancing skills, and improving local infrastructure. This event aims to ensure that councils, health boards and other public bodies are given the means to enact the bill.
This Conversation will include inspirational models, using these as a springboard for a broader discussion of the subject, addressing obstacles along the way and how to overcome them.
Championing the Local 2 — Scottish Ecological Design Association
