Third Sector

Public procurement - views and experiences: research

Author / Creator: Blake Stevenson Ltd

Media type: Research Report

Date published: 2022

The process of bidding for Scottish public sector contracts is difficult.  Organisations referred to challenges with a lack of time or capacity to bid, the complexity of the bidding process and difficulties in meeting the requirements of the contracts.


Supporting collaboration between the third and public sectors: evidence review

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Review

Date published: 2022

The difficulties of collaboration between government and voluntary organisations are funding, meaningful collaboration, procurement and lack of trust.