
Find out more about our procurement practices.
Our Procurement Strategy for 2018-2021 (updated August 2020) sets out our procurement objectives and an action plan. It aims to ensure that the wider requirements of the public procurement reform agenda are adhered to. We have developed our strategy in line with local and national priorities to support our corporate aims and objectives.
We are keen to receive comments, observations or suggestions from external parties about the content of the Strategy. To comment, please email your views to hieprocurement@hient.co.uk stating whether you're responding as a member of the public, member of staff, contractor, industry body or otherwise.
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Find out more information on how we manage procurement.
Our procurement practicesAs the economic development agency for the Highlands and Islands, it’s important to us that our contracts support economic growth and deliver community benefits.
We ask all suppliers bidding to work with us how their delivery of the contract will provide community benefits. Initiatives can include:
Find out more about our procurement practices below. You can also read a great case study of a business delivering community benefits.
Find out more about our procurement practices.
We consider sustainability throughout the entire procurement life cycle, meeting our legal and financial obligations, following best practice and achieving economic, environmental and social benefits.
A great example of how to deliver community benefits