Coming up· published 17 Mar 2025
Glasgow Meet the 'Real' Buyer
Glasgow City Council · Glasgow City, Scotland
Glasgow City Council is planning Glasgow Meet the 'Real' Buyer. It is a contract for other health and social care in Glasgow City.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 17 Mar 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice · 00:00
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
Glasgow City Council is planning Glasgow Meet the 'Real' Buyer. It is a contract for other health and social care in Glasgow City. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
Public Contracts Scotland published it on 17 March 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000793456. Bids are made through the buyer's Public Contracts Scotland portal.
Summary of the contracting process
Glasgow City Council is in the planning stage of a procurement process titled "Glasgow Meet the ‘Real’ Buyer", focused on general public services within the local government industry category. The event will take place at Glasgow City Chambers on Tuesday, 22 April 2025, from 10:00am to 2:00pm. Key organisations participating as exhibitors include NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, City Building, Glasgow Caledonian University, and more.
This initiative is perfect for organisations looking to grow and enhance their presence within the public sector by forming valuable connections and gaining insight into future procurement plans.
About this tender
Glasgow City Council, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership, and the Supplier Development Programme, invite local businesses and third sector organisations of all sizes to this free, in-person event, which will take place at Glasgow City Chambers.
This Meet the Real Buyer event will provide potential suppliers with an opportunity to connect with Glasgow City Council and Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership procurement teams and commissioners in an informal setting to find out if they are planning to buy their goods, services or works, and hear about upcoming contract, supply chain and sub-contracting opportunities in the Glasgow area, from public and private sector buyers.
The event will also be an excellent opportunity to network with other businesses and social enterprises. Attendees will also have the chance to learn about the business support available, to help them expand their skills, grow their business and improve their chances of winning work.
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
Glasgow Meet the 'Real' Buyer Glasgow City Council, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership, and the Supplier Development Programme, invite local businesses and third sector organisations of all sizes to this free, in-person event, which will take place at Glasgow City Chambers.
This Meet the Real Buyer event will provide potential suppliers with an opportunity to connect with Glasgow City Council and Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership procurement teams and commissioners in an informal setting to find out if they are planning to buy their goods, services or works, and hear about upcoming contract, supply chain and sub-contracting opportunities in the Glasgow area, from public and private sector buyers.
The event will also be an excellent opportunity to network with other businesses and social enterprises. Attendees will also have the chance to learn about the business support available, to help them expand their skills, grow their business and improve their chances of winning work. All suppliers are welcome, please register your place in advance.
Date Tuesday 22 April 2025 Time 10:00am-2:00pm Venue: Glasgow City Chambers 82 George Square Glasgow G2 1DU Tel: 0141 287 2000 Website https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/ Exhibitors on the day are set to include: - Glasgow City Council Corporate Procurement Unit - Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership - Supplier Development Programme - City Building - Glasgow Caledonian University - Glasgow City Council Business Support/Business Gateway - Glasgow City Council Neighbourhoods,
Regeneration and Sustainability - Glasgow Commonwealth Games 2026 - Glasgow Futures & Glasgow Guarantee - Glasgow Life - Glasgow Social Enterprise Network - NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde - Business Gateway - Scotland Excel - Strathclyde Partnership for Transport - Wheatley Group Social Care Procurement For your information the Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership procurement plan for social care procurement can be located at https://glasgowcity.hscp.scot/social-care-planned-procurement-and-commissioning-service-development-plan Corporate Procurement For your information the Glasgow City Council procurement plan for non-social care procurement can be located at https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/procurement Supplier Development Programme You can join the conversation with the Supplier Development Programme on social media by using the #MeetTheBuyerGlasgow2025.
The event is FREE to attend and open to all, make sure you sign up via Supplier Development Programme website - sdpscotland.co.uk, Events and Training page, 'Regional Meet the Buyer Events'. If you do not have an account with the Supplier Development Programme select the Register Now tab on the home screen to sign up.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other health and social care
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Services
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- OJEU - F1 - Prior Information Notice
- Current stage
- Planning
- Stages so far
- Planning
- Published on
- Public Contracts Scotland
- Buyer's portal
- Public Contracts Scotland
Not stated in the notice: procurement method, awardee scale.
Values
Not stated in the notice: tender value, lots value, awards value, contracts value.
Status
- Tender
- Planned
- Lots
- Planned
Not stated in the notice: awards, contracts.
References
- Open Contracting ID
- ocds-r6ebe6-0000793456
- CPV code
- 15000000 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products; 18000000 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories; 38000000 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses); 45000000 - Construction work; 48000000 - Software package and information systems; 63000000 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services; 64000000 - Postal and telecommunications services; and 28 more
- CPV division
- 15 - Food, beverages, tobacco and related products; 18 - Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories; 38 - Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses); 45 - Construction work; 48 - Software package and information systems; 63 - Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services; 64 - Postal and telecommunications services; and 6 more
Location
- Local authority
- Glasgow City
- Town
- Glasgow
- Postcode
- G2 1DU
- Electoral ward
- Anderston/City/Yorkhill
- Constituency
- Glasgow North East
- Delivery area
- Glasgow City
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- Glasgow City
- Area
- West Central Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- Glasgow City Council
- Category
- Services
- Contact
- Kirstin Abercrombie
- Phone
- +44 7741291345
- Address
- Glasgow, G2 1DU · Scotland · Scotland
Documents and links
- Glasgow Meet the 'Real' Buyer - Glasgow City Council, Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership, and…publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- Glasgowcity.hscp.scotglasgowcity.hscp.scot/social-care-planned-procurement-and-com…
- Glasgow.gov.ukglasgow.gov.uk/procurement
- OCDS record ocds-r6ebe6-0000793456 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about Glasgow Meet the 'Real' Buyer
When will the Glasgow Meet the 'Real' Buyer tender open?
Glasgow City Council has not yet given a date for the tender notice. An early notice is the time to answer any market engagement questions and gather the evidence a bid will need.
Who is the buyer for Glasgow Meet the 'Real' Buyer?
Glasgow City Council, based in Glasgow City, Scotland. The named contact is Kirstin Abercrombie, on +44 7741291345.
How do I bid for Glasgow Meet the 'Real' Buyer?
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What to do next
- Read the early notice in full.
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- Watch for the tender notice.
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