One winner, up to two highly commended.

Open to:

All Scottish public and third sector organisations, including purchasing consortia.

This Award, endorsed by John McClelland - the author of the Review of Public Procurement in Scotland - recognises the power of collaboration, and its ability to deliver more than could be achieved by organisations working on their own. Collaboration can be between any number of organisations, irrespective of size or scale of activity. The collaboration can be on an ongoing or project basis. Evidence of innovation and the creation of additional end-user benefits are the keys to success in this category.

Criteria:

• Can demonstrate a track record of collaboration which has delivered more benefit than would have been achieved by working independently
• Can provide evidence of a partnership approach to procurement
• Can demonstrate innovative and creative thinking
• Can demonstrate measurable benefits as a direct result of a collaborative approach to procurement
• Can demonstrate additional end-user benefit as a direct result of collaborative procurement
• Can demonstrate consistent application of best-practice procurement techniques throughout the collaborative initiative