Public procurement update and drop-in support sessions
New hybrid procurement drop-in support sessions
The Procurement team is holding drop-in sessions to offer procurement support and to answer any queries you may have.
If you have any questions about our procurement processes or a specific project, the following sessions will be held both virtually via MS Teams and face-to-face, so you can get support in whichever way suits you best.
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Date
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Room
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4 September, midday to 1pm
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G3 (John Muir House) and MS Teams
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2 October, midday to 1pm
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Garleton Room A (Penston House) and MS Teams
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6 November, midday to 1pm
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G2 (John Muir House) and MS Teams
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Public procurement update
In January 2024, the Scottish Government issued updates to the procurement thresholds as detailed in the table below.
Please note that this does not change the processes that must be followed when undertaking procurements for the organisation as set out in the Standing Orders of East Lothian Council.
*The next review of GPA thresholds will be January 2026
If you have any questions about the thresholds, or any other aspect of procuring goods and services, please contact the Procurement team.
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Thresholds 1 January 2024*
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Supplies
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Services
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Works
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WTO – GPA (Government Procurement Agreement)
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£214,904
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£214,904
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£5,372,609
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Indicative value excl. VAT at 20%
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£179,087
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£179,087
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£4,477,174
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Light Touch 2015 Regulations services
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Above £663,540
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Light Touch Regime indicative value excluding VAT at 20%
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£552,950
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Reform Act Regime for Health and Social Care Services
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£50k to £663,540
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Reform Act (goods and services)
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≥ £50,000
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Reform Act (Works)
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≥ £2,000,000
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Time Management tools from Scott Bradbury
How can you manage your time effectively to make the very best use of it? The Make Time for What Matters skills challenge from Scott Bradbury shows you how to work more intelligently, utilising the ‘Priority Matrix’ method. You can find this resource at the link above or by searching 'Scott Bradbury' on the intranet.
Is your wellbeing suffering from feeling overwhelmed and swamped by all there is to do? A mindset of feeling busy and having ‘lots on’ probably means you’re not functioning at your best. We all talk about being ‘too busy’ but whoever heard of anyone being ‘too productive’? Learn how to swap a busy mindset for a productive one. You’ll feel better and get more done. The nine minute Managing Your Workload podcast from Scott Bradbury tells you more. You can find this resource from the link above or by searching 'Scott Bradbury' on the intranet.
Organisational Development has a range of digital learning resources on a variety of workplace issues available from Scott Bradbury. You can find these on their dedicated intranet page.
Please note that not all the videos referenced in the skills challenges are available in the current Scott Bradbury subscription but users can still undertake the main skills challenge within each.
learnPro account creation
Video guidance demonstrating how to create a corporate learnPro account can be found on our intranet and on EduHub for school-based staff.
You can access this via the intranet by selecting Organisational Development > e-learning on learnPro > Video 1
Please note that anyone looking to register a corporate learnPro account will need a council payroll number.