Do you want to find out more about supplying goods and services to HIE and other public sector bodies? If so, then please see the attached document (on the right hand side) entitled  "Are you interested in becoming a supplier to HIE" 

High value Highlands & Islands Enterprise Tenders are published on www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk . Suppliers are encouraged to register for FREE on this website which gives them access to a large number of high and low value public authority contract opportunities across Scotland - not just those within the HIE area.

Further details regarding HIE's tenders can be found on Our Buyers Profile

Scotland wide public sector collaborative contracts

The Scottish Government is actively supporting "joined up" buying by the public sector and as such is currently tendering a number of contracts for use by all Scottish public sector organisations - including Highlands and Islands Enterprise.  Within this, we're a member of CGCoPE which acts to improve and develop best practice in procurement - not only for buyers but for suppliers as well. See the following link for more information. 
http://www.cgcopescotland.gov.uk/cgcope/56.html

Commonweath Games Glasgow 2014 Tender Opportunities

See the following link for more information: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/search_CategoryView.aspx?ID=1  

SBRI

SBRI is a programme that brings innovative solutions to specific public sector needs, by engaging a broad range of companies in competitions for ideas that result in short-term development contracts. The SBRI process benefits both the government department that is running the competition and the businesses that have the opportunity of obtaining a development contract. http://www.innovateuk.org/deliveringinnovation/smallbusinessresearchinitiative.ashx  

Dates for your Diary

Free Tender Writing and Financial Management Training
 
As part of the Scottish Government’s Enterprising Third Sector Action Plan, and as part of their ongoing commitment to third sector bodies, CEiS, the Supplier Development Programme and partners are running a series of free tender writing workshops across Scotland.
 
This workshop programme is funded by the Scottish Government and is free of charge to eligible Third Sector organisations. For more information and to apply please visit the following link.  http://www.ceis.org.uk/supporting-enterprise.html#Enterprise-Programmes  or alternatively call 0141 425 2946.

See below for details of HIE Tenders