Request For Procurement Portal Information

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Dear City of Edinburgh Council,

When tendering for contracts for digital systems across the Local Authority, which procurement portal do you use?

Yours faithfully,

Gina Pyke

City of Edinburgh Council

Ms Gina Pyke

[FOI #733174 email]

Our ref: 31471

Dear Ms Pyke

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - Release of Information

Subject: Request For Procurement Portal Information

Thank you for your request for information of 03/03/2021 where you asked the following:

When tendering for contracts for digital systems across the Local Authority, which procurement portal do you use?

Your request has been processed and considered under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the information is provided below.

The Procurement portals used are Public Contracts Scotland and Public Contracts Scotland Tender, links as follows:-

Public Contracts Scotland
https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov....

Public Contracts Scotland Tender
https://www.publictendersscotland.public...

To promote transparency and accountability, it is the Council’s policy to publish all request details and responses made under the freedom of information legislation. This information is available at the following link: https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/homepage/10....

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