THE Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) is urging public sector organisations to attend its upcoming AGM to hear insights from net zero housing experts.
Major challenges the housing sector is facing in meeting Scotland’s environmental targets will be discussed at the event on 31 August at SPA’s Livingston office.
SPA will be sharing insight on its achievements and performance over the past year, as well as providing an overview of the projects delivered through its frameworks and the community benefit projects achieved as a result.
Lesley Anderson, regional director at the Scottish Procurement Alliance, said, “We’ve been working very hard to ensure that this AGM event provides value to those in the public sector who attend. To be able to welcome leading members in the sector to share their expertise is also important to ensure key players in the sector are on the same page and pushing in the right direction to overcome the public sector challenges we’re all facing at the moment.
“We’re urging public sector organisations across the board to attend on the day to have valuable discussions and share expertise on what is a crucial time in the sector.”
There will be presentations from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations, Built Environment – Smarter Transformation, and the Scottish Government, covering topics such as the energy efficiency in social housing, fuel poverty and supporting the public sector on its transition to net zero.
Lesley added, “It’s no surprise that net zero is going to be a major discussion point of the day – and rightly so. As part of this discussion we will be sharing proposals for our energy efficiency framework which will be opening to tender in autumn.
“Getting feedback from this event will be key in helping us to further shape and cater our frameworks to the current industry needs. There is a lot of work to do across public sector projects to ensure we reach these crucial targets and events like this are vital in ensuring stakeholders are on the same page.”
Following the AGM, guests will get the opportunity to attend a pre-tender engagement session for SPA’s Energy Efficiency Framework due to launch in early 2024.
Link to register https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/spa-annual-general-meeting-tickets-671468990827
