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Meet the Buyer National 2025

East Lothian Council · compiled

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Opportunity overview

The 16th Annual Meet the Buyer National will take place on Wednesday 4 June 2025 at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh. Join us to discuss contract opportunities with buyers from Scottish Local Authorities, Government Agencies, key contractors, and business support organisations. 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. The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited. Register now: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtb25/

Classification

  • CPV45000000 — Construction work
  • CPV31000000 — Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
  • CPV38000000 — Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
  • CPV60000000 — Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
  • CPV70333000 — Housing services
  • CPV71000000 — Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • CPV73000000 — Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • CPV85300000 — Social work and related services
  • CPV85310000 — Social work services
  • CPV85311000 — Social work services with accommodation
  • CPV85311100 — Welfare services for the elderly
  • CPV85311200 — Welfare services for disabled people
  • CPV85311300 — Welfare services for children and young people
  • CPV85312100 — Daycare services
  • CPV85312330 — Family-planning services
  • CPV85321000 — Administrative social services

Lots

  • 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/ 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.Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id
ocds-h6vhtk-0528f9
Status
planned
Main Procurement Category
works

Legal basis

Id
32014L0024
Scheme
CELEX

Communication

Future Notice Date
4 Jun 2025, 00:00

Classification

Id
45000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Construction work

Lots and requirements

Entry 1
Id
1
Status
planned
Description
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/ 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.

Items and delivery

Item 1
Id
1
Related Lot
1

Delivery locations

Entry 1
Region
UKM75

Additional Classifications

Entry 1
Id
85300000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work and related services
Entry 2
Id
85310000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services
Entry 3
Id
85311000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Social work services with accommodation
Entry 4
Id
85311100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Welfare services for the elderly
Entry 5
Id
85311200
Scheme
CPV
Description
Welfare services for disabled people
Entry 6
Id
85311300
Scheme
CPV
Description
Welfare services for children and young people
Entry 7
Id
60000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
Entry 8
Id
71000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
Entry 9
Id
70333000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Housing services
Entry 10
Id
38000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
Entry 11
Id
85321000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Administrative social services
Entry 12
Id
85312330
Scheme
CPV
Description
Family-planning services
Entry 13
Id
85312100
Scheme
CPV
Description
Daycare services
Entry 14
Id
73000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Research and development services and related consultancy services
Entry 15
Id
31000000
Scheme
CPV
Description
Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1
Id
GB-FTS-1747
Name
East Lothian Council

Roles

buyer
centralPurchasingBody

Address

Region
UKM73
Locality
Haddington, East Lothian
Postal Code
EH41 3HA
Country Name
United Kingdom
Street Address
John Muir House

Details

Classifications

Entry 1
Id
REGIONAL_AGENCY
Scheme
TED_CA_TYPE
Description
Regional or local agency/office
Entry 2
Id
01
Scheme
COFOG
Description
General public services

Identifier

Legal Name
East Lothian Council

Contact

Telephone
+44 1620827827

Recorded locations

  • Buyer location · Haddington, East Lothian · UKM73 · EH41 3HA · United Kingdom
  • Delivery location · UKM75

Notice and amendment history

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