(Article issued by the Scottish Government.)

The Scottish Government has introduced a new service to give advice on procurement issues for suppliers to the public sector in Scotland.

The new Single Point of Enquiry service will provide advice on procurement issues and work with the Scottish public sector to address supplier concerns and improve public procurement practice. The new tool offers an informal ‘honest broker’ channel to improve the interface between suppliers and buyers.

Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth John Swinney said: “It will give suppliers, and their business organisations, a new channel to seek advice or register their concerns regarding public procurement practices. This will undoubtedly lead to improvements and better standards in procurement across the public sector.”

Find out more about the service and submit an online enquiry form