Coming up· published 18 Aug 2025
Meet The Buyer South 2025
East Lothian Council · East Lothian, Scotland
East Lothian Council is planning Meet The Buyer South 2025. It is a contract for other health and social care in East Lothian.
Source: Public Contracts Scotland, published 18 Aug 2025. Details are refreshed every 30 minutes.
Key dates
2025
Pipeline notice published
PCS Notice - Website Prior Information Notice · 00:00
View notice2025
Tender notice expected
Date given in the buyer's earlier notice
About this tender
In brief
East Lothian Council is planning Meet The Buyer South 2025. It is a contract for other health and social care in East Lothian. The buyer has published an early notice. It gives providers time to prepare before the tender opens.
Public Contracts Scotland published it on 18 August 2025. The OCDS ID is ocds-r6ebe6-0000807586. Bids are made through the buyer's Public Contracts Scotland portal.
Summary of the contracting process
The public procurement process for the "Meet The Buyer South 2025" event is in the planning stage, initiated by East Lothian Council. The event will be held at The Tait Hall in Kelso on 8 October 2025. This procurement process involves collaboration with Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders Council, and South of Scotland Enterprise, emphasising its regional importance.
The communication for this process indicates a future notice date of 8 October 2025, in line with the event date. The "Meet The Buyer South 2025" event presents a valuable opportunity for businesses looking to expand their operations by connecting with key stakeholders and procurement teams.
About this tender
Now in its 4th year, the Supplier Development Programme is set to host Meet the Buyer South event at The Tait Hall in Kelso, on 8 October 2025. Partnered by East Lothian Council, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders Council and South of Scotland Enterprise, this FREE event provides businesses operating in the South East of Scotland the chance to connect with key public and private sector buyers.
Come along to meet procurement teams, buyers and supply chain partners with upcoming projects and opportunities in the South East of Scotland. The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited. Register now: sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtbs25/
Lots (1)
- 01
Lot 1Planned
Meet The Buyer South 2025 Now in its 4th year, the Supplier Development Programme is set to host Meet the Buyer South event at The Tait Hall in Kelso, on 8 October 2025.
Partnered by East Lothian Council, Midlothian Council, Scottish Borders Council and South of Scotland Enterprise, this FREE event provides businesses operating in the South East of Scotland the chance to connect with key public and private sector buyers. Come along to meet procurement teams, buyers and supply chain partners with upcoming projects and opportunities in the South East of Scotland.
The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited. Register now: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtbs25/. The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited.
Register now: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtbs25/ If you do not have an existing Supplier Development Programme account, select the Register button first.
Key facts
Contract
- Service
- Other
- Procurement type
- Standard
- Category
- Goods
- Contract period
- Not specified - Not specified
- Lots
- 1
Procedure
- Notice type
- PCS Notice - Website 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-r6ebe6-0000807586
- CPV code
- 44100000 - Construction materials and associated items; 85300000 - Social work and related services
- CPV division
- 44 - Construction structures and materials; auxiliary products to construction (except electric apparatus); 85 - Health and social work services
Location
- Local authority
- East Lothian
- Town
- Edinburgh
- Postcode
- EH41 3HA
- Electoral ward
- Haddington and Lammermuir
- Constituency
- Lothian East
- Delivery area
- Scottish Borders
- Region
- Scotland
- Sub-region
- East Lothian and Midlothian
- Area
- East Central Scotland
- Country
- Scotland
Buyer
Contracting authority
- Organisation
- East Lothian Council
- Category
- Goods
- Contact
- Procurement
- Phone
- +44 1620827827
- Address
- Haddington, East Lothian, EH41 3HA · Scotland · Scotland
Documents and links
- Meet The Buyer South 2025 - Now in its 4th year, the Supplier Development Programme is set to host Meet the…publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx
- Public Contracts Scotland portal, to register and bidapi.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice
- Sdpscotland.co.uksdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtbs25/
- OCDS record ocds-r6ebe6-0000807586 (JSON)find-tender.service.gov.uk/api/1.0/ocdsReleasePackages/ocds-r…
Questions about Meet The Buyer South 2025
When will the Meet The Buyer South 2025 tender open?
East Lothian 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 Meet The Buyer South 2025?
East Lothian Council, based in East Lothian, Scotland. The named contact is Procurement, on +44 1620827827.
How do I bid for Meet The Buyer South 2025?
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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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