Following on from the public procurement winter event on 28 February the SCLF is hosting a follow-up round-table discussion on 20 March.  This will be the SCLF’s first follow-up event and has been organised in response to feedback from members wishing to have the opportunity to discuss issues in more depth at a smaller meeting.  At the main event there was considerable interest in the “shared services” theme which was developed in both presentations and in the draft Scottish Procurement Directorate (SPD) guidance that Paul McNulty signposted to us.  In addition, Paul raised a number of questions to the SCLF generally.  Paul McNulty and two representatives from the Authorities Buying Consortium will be attending this event and we will keep you posted as to of the fruits of this discussion.