A key means to support the community is to buy locally. There is
a huge range of businesses in and around Glasgow that can meet the
needs of your business. To help you identify local suppliers and
ensure that suppliers are equipped to meet the requirements of
major organisations there are various initiatives.
Linking Opportunity and Need
In October 2009 Clyde Waterfront and the Employability Learning
network hosted an event, focusing on the Employability
opportunities and needs in the Clyde Waterfront area. The half day
workshop provided an opportunity to share information and identify
actions and opportunities.
The Workshop was an opportunity to raise awareness of Linking
Opportunity and Need. It also provided a forum for showing
how to maximize community benefit from public procurement.
Please read the report on the Linking Opportunity
and Need Workshop (pdf, opens in new window) for more detail
about the discussion, access to the presentation, links to a forum
and some useful resources.
Supplier Development Programme
The Supplier Development Programme was established to offer
small and medium sized enterprises (SME's) the opportunity to grow
and diversify through procurement. The SDP is now well established
as a business growth initiative which, in partnership, delivers a
range of specialist business support activities including the
provision of advice, information, training and funding support with
the aim of assisting businesses to become more capable of accessing
and competing for public sector contracts. Find more
information about the Supplier
Development Programme (opens in new window).
Procurement Scotland
The Scottish Government provides centralised procurement
information and tender opportunities through Procurement
Scotland (opens in new window).
More information about the links between community benefit and
procurement can be found in this Scottish Goverment document - Community Benefit and
Procurement (pdf)