Meet the Buyer - Supplier Development Programme

Exhibit at Meet the Buyer

Are you a public sector buyer - or - do you have a supply chain with opportunities for SMEs to engage in?

Meet the Buyer 2021 aims to connect the Scottish business base with senior procurers, decision-makers and influencers from across local and central government and the wider public sector. Partnered by the Scottish Government and Scotland Excel, the event is on 8 June 2021 as a virtual event . The theme is, “Open and Connected Procurement,” and is projected to attract 2,500+ businesses. Meet the Buyer 2021 is designed to allow buyers to engage with suppliers in Scotland that are looking to enter into, or grow their share of, the £12.6bn Scottish public procurement market and contribute to community wealth building in Scotland.

The Supplier Development Programme organises Meet the Buyer annually to support the public sector by addressing the key challenges faced by buyers and Tier 1 contractors, including:

Demonstrating a commitment to meeting the Scottish Government’s Sustainable Procurement Duty in a measurable way
Participating in sustainable public procurement and achieving efficiency and social value
Innovating procurement and maximising the impact of pre-engagement
Unlocking the potential of digital, technology and data for future procurement
Attracting, expanding and developing local supply chains

If you are a public sector buyer or a Tier 1 contractor and you wish to engage with the Scottish supply base for your upcoming contract opportunities, you could benefit from taking advantage of one of the exhibition and sponsorship packages that are available to suit all budgets. Meet the Buyer is the largest free procurement event of its kind in Scotland - can you afford to miss out? To learn more, call the SDP Team on 01698 454 889 or email info@sdpscotland.co.uk.

Other Exhibition Opportunities

Unlike most exhibition events, the essence of exhibitions is to "meet the buyer" to promote your business's goods, services and works in a unique "reverse expo" set up on the day - i.e. the buyer hosts an exhibition space, and your business makes your way around to meet them face-to-face to introduce yourself and discuss upcoming opportunities.

If you are not a public sector buyer or a Tier 1 contractor, and you want to take an exhibition at Meet the Buyer to raise your business's profile to buyers and suppliers in attendance, please note that you are advised to attend - for free - to "meet the buyer" on the day. Please register for free and follow SDP's easy steps to prepare for Meet the Buyer. Exhibition space for non-buyers are only available as part of a paid sponsorship package, at the discretion of SDP. Private training companies are not eligible to sponsor or exhibit at Meet the Buyer, but are normally welcome to take paid advertising space, if available, in the printed Meet the Buyer programme - however, a printed programme will not be produced for the 2021 virtual event.

Please email info@sdpscotland.co.uk to learn more.

You must be logged in as an approved Buyer to book an exhibition.

Meet the Buyer - Supplier Development Programme

Exhibit at Meet the Buyer

Are you a public sector buyer - or - do you have a supply chain with opportunities for SMEs to engage in?

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