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Procurement Training for the Public Sector

“Right people, right place, right skills, right time.”

Our training supports this by offering flexible, tailored workshops to build capability across public sector procurement roles.

Competency Levels

The Scotland Excel Academy offers a broad range of procurement training workshops at three levels to ensure flexibility for our Scottish public sector needs.

Courses can be tailored to meet the needs of specific organisations; we also offer flexible open courses across the calendar year.

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Explore Training Topics

Alternative Routes to Market Category Management and Strategic Sourcing Contract and Supplier Management Contract Law: Terms and Conditions Experiential Learning about Procurement Finance for Procurers Frameworks and Mini Competitions Identifying and Assessing Risk Introduction to ICT Procurement Introduction to International Trade Introduction to NEC4 Contracts Introduction to Negotiation Introduction to Public Procurement Managing the Tender Process Practical Negotiation Procurement of Works Service Level Agreements / KPIs Specification Writing and Development Use of Evaluation Criteria TUPE and Procurement Value for Money through Cost/Price Analysis

Upcoming Workshops open to the Scottish Public Sector

Date	Workshop	Time	Level	Book
06 Nov 2025	Introduction to Public Procurement	9:30–15:30	Awareness	Book Now

While these courses can be booked online, purchase orders and invoices are also accepted. Please contact the Academy team for further details.

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