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UKAS is the world’s leading #accreditation body delivering confidence in products and services, and supporting global value chains. Accreditation is an intrinsic part of the UK’s national #quality infrastructure which underpins all sectors of the economy, from food safety to forensics, construction to communications, energy to engineering. Independent research has confirmed that accreditation contributes £1bn to the UK economy every year. Accreditation provides its direct clients with services that deliver real business value, a marketing and reputational advantage, access to national and overseas markets, and internal quality service improvements. We couldn’t provide this without the scientific and technical expertise of our people, and our core values of integrity and continual improvement.

Scotland Excel is the Centre of Procurement Expertise for the local government sector in Scotland. Established in 2008, we are a leading public sector shared service and operate as a non-profit organisation funded by Scotland’s 32 local authorities. Our contract portfolio is used in the delivery of a wide range of services provided by councils, and includes contracts for social care, construction, roads, transport, environment, corporate, education and ICT. Contracts are designed to maximise the value of council spending through savings, efficiency and innovation. They also facilitate national and local policy priorities, support the local economy, and generate additional social value for Scotland’s communities. Scotland Excel offers an award-winning learning and development programme, and provides a range of assessment, consultancy and improvement services to help councils transform their procurement and commercial capability. We represent the sector at a national level on all matters relating to public procurement, and lead the development and dissemination of good procurement practice.

STAR is the collaborative procurement service for Knowsley, Rochdale, St Helens, Stockport, Tameside, and Trafford Councils. Providing procurement services and a wide range of business consultancy services to our Partners and other clients. Our service is centred around Procurement. We support our Partners and clients in the delivery of excellent procurement. We sit strategically alongside our Partners and clients to support delivery and improvement in public service reform and growth, delivering best practice procurement that provides added “procurement worth". We also deliver a range of services to the wider public sector including procurement reviews, operational procurement, strategic procurement support, shared service reviews and wider consultancy options.