--- title: "Meet the Buyer National 2025" ocid: "ocds-r6ebe6-0000798144-2" canonical_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000798144-2" markdown_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000798144-2.md" json_url: "https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000798144-2.json" source: "Public Contracts Scotland" current_stage: "Planning" buyer: "SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME" published: "2025-05-07" --- # Meet the Buyer National 2025 Buyer: SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Current stage: Planning OCID: ocds-r6ebe6-0000798144-2 [View canonical contract page](https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000798144-2) [Download OCDS JSON](https://d3tenders.com/contract/ocds-r6ebe6-0000798144-2.json) ## Summary The Supplier Development Programme is organising the "Meet the Buyer National 2025" event, aimed at enhancing engagement between suppliers and public sector procurement entities. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, 4 June 2025, from 9:30 am to 3:30 pm in Scotland, UK. This initiative falls under the industry category of general public services and is currently in the planning stage. Key buyers include local authorities and public bodies such as Scotland Excel, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, and Aberdeen City Council. Prospective attendees are encouraged to register for this free event by 9 May 2025 to secure their participation. This procurement event presents significant opportunities for businesses, particularly Small Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs), to secure a share of the £16 billion annual spend by the Scottish public sector. By attending, businesses can directly network with procurement officials and discuss upcoming projects and tender opportunities both locally and nationally. Enterprises specialising in goods, works, and services that wish to integrate into the Scottish public supply chain and elevate their market profile will find this event beneficial. Various business sizes and sectors are welcomed, making it an inclusive opportunity for diversifying business reach and growth within the UK market. ## Notice Meet The Buyer 2025 Now in its 16th year, Scotland's National Meet the Buyer event will take place on Wednesday 4 June 2025, from 9:30am to 3:30pm. This free event is hosted by the Supplier Development Programme and partnered by Scottish Government and Scotland Excel. Come along to meet with procurement teams, buyers and supply chain partners. Meet the Buyer is the place to discuss projects and tender opportunities, on a local and national scale, across Scotland and the UK. Attending Meet the Buyer National is a great way to find how you could join the public supply chain, to win a share of the 16GBP billion that the Scottish public sector spends annually on goods, works and services. Meet the Buyer National is the largest free procurement event in Scotland. Don't miss this opportunity to raise your profile as a business and learn how to prepare for upcoming contract opportunities. Meet the Buyer National is aimed towards helping Small Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) from across Scotland meet buyers. However, all are welcome! Wherever you are based, and however big your business is, there is something useful to be found here! Register FREE here: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtb25/ II.2.14) Additional information The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited. Register now: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtb25/ If you do not have an existing Supplier Development Programme account, select the Register button first. ### Lot Information Lot 1 Find out about Contract Opportunities at this years Meet the Buyer 2025 .. Meet the Buyer National is aimed towards helping Small Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) from across Scotland meet buyers. However, all are welcome! Wherever you are based, and however big your business is, there is something useful to be found here! Register FREE here: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtb25/ ## Key Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication source | Public Contracts Scotland | | Latest notice | https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY529775 | | Notice type | PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice | | Procurement type | Standard | | Procurement category | Services | | Procurement method | Not Specified | | Procurement method details | Not specified | | Tender suitability | Not specified | | Awardee scale | Not specified | | All stages | Planning | ## Dates | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Publication date | 7 May 2025 | | Submission deadline | Not specified | | Future notice date | 9 May 2025 | | Award date | Not specified | | Contract period | Not specified | | Recurrence | Not specified | ## Values | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender value | Not specified | | Lots value | Not specified | | Awards value | Not specified | | Contracts value | Not specified | ## Status | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Tender status | Planned | | Lots status | Planned | | Awards status | Not specified | | Contracts status | Not specified | ## Buyer | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Main buyer | SUPPLIER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME | | Additional buyers | ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL; ABERDEENSHIRE COUNCIL; APUC LIMITED; CLACKMANNANSHIRE COUNCIL; DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY COUNCIL; EAST DUNBARTONSHIRE COUNCIL; EAST LOTHIAN COUNCIL; EAST RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL; FALKIRK COUNCIL; GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL; HISTORIC ENVIRONMENT SCOTLAND; INVERCLYDE COUNCIL; LOTHIAN HEALTH BOARD; NHS GOLDEN JUBILEE; NHS GREATER GLASGOW AND CLYDE; NORTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; REGISTERS OF SCOTLAND; RENFREWSHIRE COUNCIL; SCOTLAND EXCEL; SCOTTISH BORDERS COUNCIL; SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE; SCOTTISH FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE; SCOTTISH POLICE AUTHORITY; SOCIAL SECURITY SCOTLAND; SOUTH LANARKSHIRE COUNCIL; STIRLING COUNCIL; STRATHCLYDE PARTNERSHIP FOR TRANSPORT; THE CITY OF EDINBURGH COUNCIL; THE COMMON SERVICES AGENCY (MORE COMMONLY KNOWN AS NHS NATIONAL SERVICES SCOTLAND) (NSS); THE HIGHLAND COUNCIL; TRANSPORT SCOTLAND; UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH; WEST LOTHIAN COUNCIL | | Locality | HAMILTON | | Post town | Motherwell | | Postcode | ML3 0AA | | Country | Scotland | | ITL 1 | TLM Scotland | | ITL 2 | TLM1 East Central Scotland | | ITL 3 | TLM13 City of Edinburgh | | Local authority | City of Edinburgh | | Electoral ward | City Centre | | Westminster constituency | Edinburgh East and Musselburgh | | Delivery location | TLM8 West Central Scotland | ## CPV Codes ### Divisions - 79 - Business services: law, marketing, consulting, recruitment, printing and security ### Codes - 79952000 - Event services ## Release History - 7 May 2025 at 00:00 - Planning - PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY529775 ## Documents - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=MAY529775 Meet the Buyer National 2025 - Meet The Buyer 2025 Now in its 16th year, Scotland's National Meet the Buyer event will take place on Wednesday 4 June 2025, from 9:30am to 3:30pm. This free event is hosted by the Supplier Development Programme and partnered by Scottish Government and Scotland Excel. Come along to meet with procurement teams, buyers and supply chain partners. Meet the Buyer is the place to discuss projects and tender opportunities, on a local and national scale, across Scotland and the UK. Attending Meet the Buyer National is a great way to find how you could join the public supply chain, to win a share of the 16GBP billion that the Scottish public sector spends annually on goods, works and services. Meet the Buyer National is the largest free procurement event in Scotland. Don't miss this opportunity to raise your profile as a business and learn how to prepare for upcoming contract opportunities. Meet the Buyer National is aimed towards helping Small Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) from across Scotland meet buyers. However, all are welcome! Wherever you are based, and however big your business is, there is something useful to be found here! Register FREE here: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtb25/ II.2.14) Additional information The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited. Register now: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtb25/ If you do not have an existing Supplier Development Programme account, select the Register button first. ## Notice URLs - http:// - http://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk - http://www.apuc-scot.ac.uk - http://www.clacks.gov.uk/business/corporateprocurementprocess/ - http://www.dumgal.gov.uk - http://www.eastlothian.gov.uk - http://www.edinburgh.gov.uk - http://www.falkirk.gov.uk - http://www.highland.gov.uk - http://www.nhsggc.scot/about-us/procurement/ - http://www.scotborders.gov.uk - http://www.spa.police.uk - https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000798144 - https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=798144 - https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtb25/ ## Provenance This Markdown file is an alternate public rendering of the D3 Tenders contract record. The canonical page is https://d3tenders.com/contract/?ocid=ocds-r6ebe6-0000798144-2. 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