Supplier Development Programme

The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) is hosting the seventh annual Meet the Buyer North event on Wednesday 11 September at The Music Halls in Aberdeen from 10am until 3.30pm. The event brings together buyers and suppliers for the largest free procurement event in the North of Scotland with 446 b

Local businesses are being urged to sign-up for an event at 9am in Johnstone Town Hall on Tuesday 29 November, designed to help them bid for Renfrewshire Council contracts. The council is hosting the event to make sure as much as possible of the £200m it spends on external contracts each year

Aberdeenshire Council is inviting local micro, small and medium sized businesses, including supported businesses and third sector organisations, to attend a free webinar with the Supplier Development Programme on Thursday, 30 June, to discuss upcoming contracts related to housing projects and its o

The Supplier Development Programme is to hold the 13th annual Meet the Buyer event online on June 15 with headline partners, the Scottish Government and Scotland Excel.

Construction of a new road between Motherwell and Ravenscraig is one of the projects on the agenda at a Meet the Real Buyer event for Lanarkshire businesses this month.

Scottish businesses of all sizes will have a unique opportunity to learn about a huge range of contract opportunities on two major construction projects in Fife at a virtual ‘Meet the Buyer’ event on November 4, as part of Fife Business Week. Delegates will hear about the range of opport

The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) has put out a call for local businesses in Comhairle nan Eilean Siar, Orkney Islands Council and Shetland Islands Council to attend a free webinar with the Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA). “The SPA is looking to create a framework that wor

hub East Central Scotland and Perth & Kinross Council, in partnership with the Supplier Development Programme (SDP), will hold a free online business event on August 12. The hub East Central Scotland Meet the Contractor event will give local businesses an opportunity to meet supply chain represe

The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) has created a round-up of its virtual event held last week in place of what would have been the 12th annual Meet the Buyer event.

The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) has postponed the 12th annual Meet the Buyer event until next year due to disruption caused by the coronavirus. The announcement was made in conjunction with headline partners Scottish Government and Scotland Excel.

The Supplier Development Programme (SDP) has welcomed the procurement recommendations made by the Scottish Parliament’s economy, energy and fair work committee. In its inquiry, the committee sought to understand the characteristics and challenges of Scotland’s construction sector and pub