Planning

National Meet The Buyer 2025

  • Falkirk Council

F01: Prior information notice (prior information only)

Notice identifier: 2025/S 000-020865

Procurement identifier (OCID): ocds-h6vhtk-051210

Published 13 May 2025, 2:13pm



Section one: Contracting authority

one.1) Name and addresses

Falkirk Council

The Foundry, 4 Central Boulevard, Central Park

Larbert

FK5 4RU

Email

cpu@falkirk.gov.uk

Telephone

+44 1324506566

Country

United Kingdom

NUTS code

UKM76 - Falkirk

Internet address(es)

Main address

http://www.falkirk.gov.uk

Buyer's address

https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/Search_AuthProfile.aspx?ID=AA00184

one.2) Information about joint procurement

The contract is awarded by a central purchasing body

one.3) Communication

Additional information can be obtained from the above-mentioned address

one.4) Type of the contracting authority

Regional or local authority

one.5) Main activity

General public services


Section two: Object

two.1) Scope of the procurement

two.1.1) Title

National Meet The Buyer 2025

two.1.2) Main CPV code

  • 79952000 - Event services

two.1.3) Type of contract

Services

two.1.4) Short description

The 16th annual national Meet the Buyer event will take place on Wednesday 4 June 2025 at Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh.

Visit the Falkirk Council stand to make contacts and discuss future contract opportunities. You'll also have the chance to meet buyers from other Scottish Local Authorities and Government Agencies, as well as key contractors, and business support organisations.

Attending the National Meet the Buyer event is a great way to find out how you could join the public supply chain and win a share of the 16GBP billion that the Scottish public sector spends annually on goods, works and services.

Meet the Buyer National is the largest free procurement event in Scotland. Don’t miss this opportunity to raise your profile as a business and learn how to prepare for upcoming contract opportunities.

The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited. Register now: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtb25/

two.1.5) Estimated total value

Value excluding VAT: £1

two.1.6) Information about lots

This contract is divided into lots: No

two.2) Description

two.2.3) Place of performance

NUTS codes
  • UKM76 - Falkirk
  • UKM75 - Edinburgh, City of
Main site or place of performance

Edinburgh

two.2.4) Description of the procurement

National Meet The Buyer 2025

Now in its 16th year, Scotland’s National Meet the Buyer event will take place on Wednesday 4 June 2025, from 9:30am to 3:30pm.

The FREE event is hosted by the Supplier Development Programme and partnered by Scottish Government and Scotland Excel.

Come along to meet with procurement teams, buyers and supply chain partners. Meet the Buyer is the place to discuss projects and tender opportunities, on a local and national scale, across Scotland and the UK.

Attending the National Meet the Buyer event is a great way to find how you could join the public supply chain, to win a share of the 16GBP billion that the Scottish public sector spends annually on goods, works and services.

Meet the Buyer National is the largest free procurement event in Scotland.

So don’t miss the opportunity to raise your profile as a business and learn how to prepare for upcoming contract opportunities.

The event aims to help Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) from across Scotland meet with buyers. However, all are welcome! Wherever you are based, and however big your business is, there is something useful to be found at Murrayfield on the 4 June 2025!

Register FREE here: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtb25/

two.2.14) Additional information

The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited. Register now: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtb25/

If you do not have an existing Supplier Development Programme account, select the Register button first.

two.3) Estimated date of publication of contract notice

4 June 2025


Section four. Procedure

four.1) Description

four.1.8) Information about the Government Procurement Agreement (GPA)

The procurement is covered by the Government Procurement Agreement: Yes


Section six. Complementary information

six.3) Additional information

The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited so make sure you register early at www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtb25/

NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=798706.

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