Where did the partner councils spend their Where to find more information money in 2018-19? For more information on the Commercial & In financial year 2018-19 (1st April 2018 to 31st Procurement Shared Services; how we procure, March 2019) the 3 councils combined spend was spend our money and future opportunities visit the web links below: in excess of £1 billion. The top areas of spend in

Financial Year 2018-19 were: City Council https://www.aberdeencity.gov.uk/services/council-and- democracy/financial-information-and-procurement Council 2.82% https://www.aberdeenshire.gov.uk/business/procurement/ 2.33% 1.68% 4.40% The Council 4.65% https://www.highland.gov.uk/info/259/tenders_and_contract s/417/procurement 5.38% 41.30% Other Useful Links: 5.57% Organisation Website 16.39% Excel www.scotland-excel.org.uk Commercial & Scottish www.gov.scot/Topics/Government/Pro 6.47% Government curement/directory Crown Commercial www.gov.uk/government/organisation Procurement Shared Services s/crown-commercial-service Eastern Shires www.espo.org Services Purchasing Organisation Business Sector Total Spend £ % of Spend Yorkshire www.ypo.co.uk Construction £410,569,381.53 41.30% Purchasing Social Care & Services £162,919,597.03 16.39% Organisation Utilities & Energy £64,351,638.49 6.47% LHC www.lhc.gov.uk How to find opportunities and Facilities Management £55,345,771.92 5.57% SCAPE www.scapegroup.co.uk ICT £53,462,633.81 5.38% do business with the Waste & *If you are interested in getting involved with national Environmental Services £46,237,124.61 4.65% frameworks register on Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) and Commercial & Procurement Travel & Public Contracts Scotland-Tender (PCS-T) for Scotland Excel, Accommodation £43,764,023.64 4.40% Scottish Government and APUC opportunities. For the rest Shared Services Vehicles £28,026,157.33 2.82% please contact the organisations directly to find out what web Financial Services £23,126,503.18 2.33% portals they use locally for procuring. Human Resources £16,692,115.66 1.68% Commercial & Procurement Shared Services Definitions from Scottish Procurement Hub *Figures based on Scottish Procurement Hub: Core trade = Woodhill House, Westburn Road, Aberdeen, AB16 5GB Suppliers with whom over £1000 has been spent in a 12 month period, that have also been classed as a trading organisation and Phone: 01467 530600 where the hub have been able to identify a business sector for the Email: [email protected] organisation. Figures correct at time of publication. How to get involved with C&PSS Why Register with PCS & PCS-T To get involved you will need to register with the ➢ It’s completely free to register on both PCS and Welcome two main websites Commercial & Procurement PCS-T Welcome from the Commercial & Procurement Shared Services use for advertising opportunities: ➢ Complete the Supplier Finder Profile, make your profile visible and buying organisations on Shared Services (C&PSS). This document contains Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) and Public PCS will have visibility of your company - details on how we advertise our opportunities, Contracts Scotland Tender (PCS-T). enhancing your changes of Quick Quote what electronic tendering systems we use and how opportunities Public Contracts Scotland you can register to use them. Along with an ➢ Interested in Sub-contracting opportunities – PCS is a great way to receive notifications of overview of how C&PSS spent their money in it’s a good tool to see what is happening in your contract opportunities with Commercial & area and identify potential sub-contracting financial year 2018-2019. Procurement Shared Services, and it is not just opportunities us that use it – it is also used by the wider ➢ You will be able to use the search facility Introduction public sector in Scotland ‘browse notices’ to see all published notices

The Commercial & Procurement Shared Services giving you the ability to contact the buyer if you (C&PSS) is formed of three council’s procurement www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk find an opportunity you are interested in departments: Aberdeen City Council, Public Contracts Scotland Tender ➢ Complete the alerts profile and the system will PCS-T is the Scottish national e-Tendering Aberdeenshire Council and . automatically notify you of relevant system which is used for tender opportunities Aberdeen City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and opportunities above quotation level (>£50,000), if PCS-T is ➢ If you don’t register you can’t participate The Highland Council procure goods, works and being used the contract notice created in PCS services annually amounting to in excess of GBP £1 will clearly state PCS-T and provide a link to Billion – by procuring separately, collaboratively or the opportunity. Important Registration Tips with other public sector bodies / local authorities. ➢ Once registered be sure to verify your Depending on the strategic importance of the www.publictendersscotland.publiccontractssc otland.gov.uk registration and complete the Supplier Finder tender it will either be undertaken by the Service, Profile. or by the Commercial & Procurement Shared ➢ Complete the alerts profile by selecting Services. Procurements are advertised and Although PCS is the main website for advertising product categories relevant to your business and regions you cover and the system will awarded via an e-tendering web portal called Public opportunities registration on both will be required automatically send alerts of relevant Contracts Scotland. A monthly contract’s register is to compete in tender opportunities. opportunities produced by each partner council showing all live ➢ If you only register and don’t set up the alerts contracts and is published on the relevant council’s profile you will NOT get automatic website; links to these can be found in the Other notifications of tender opportunities. Useful Links section.