Stale Pre-tender

Meet the Buyer 2026 (Argyll and Bute Council)

Details

Topic
Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
Published
7 May 2026

Tender description

The 17th Annual Meet the Buyer National will take place on Tuesday 2 June 2026 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central. Join us to discuss contract opportunities with buyers from Scottish Local Authorities, Government Agencies, key contractors, and business support organisations. Attending Meet the Buyer National is a great way to discover how to join the public supply chain, and win a share of the 17.5GBP billion that the Scottish public sector spends annually on goods, works and services. Meet the Buyer National is the largest free procurement event in Scotland. Don’t miss this opportunity to raise your profile as a business and learn how to prepare for upcoming contract opportunities. The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited. Register now: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events/meet-the-buyer-2026-1968/ Lot 1: Meet The Buyer 2026 Now in its 17th year, Scotland’s National Meet the Buyer event will take place on Tuesday 2 June 2026, at DoubleTree by Hilton Glasgow Central, from 10am to 3pm. This free event is hosted by the Supplier Development Programme and partnered by Scottish Government and Scotland Excel. Come along to meet with procurement teams, buyers and supply chain partners. Meet the Buyer is the place to discuss projects and tender opportunities, on a local and national scale, across Scotland and the UK. Attending Meet the Buyer National is a great way to discover how to join the public supply chain and win a share of the 17.5GBP billion that the Scottish public sector spends annually on goods, works and services. Meet the Buyer National is the largest free procurement event in Scotland. Don’t miss this opportunity to raise your profile as a business and learn how to prepare for upcoming contract opportunities. Meet the Buyer is aimed towards helping Small Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) from across Scotland meet buyers. However, all are welcome! Wherever you are based, and however big your business is, there is something useful to be found here! Register FREE here: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtb26/. The event is FREE to attend and open to all, but places are limited. Register now: https://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/events-mtb26/ If you do not have an existing Supplier Development Programme account, select the Register button first.

Timeline

  1. Completed: Pre-tender published7 May 2026
    Current notice

About the buyer

Argyll and Bute Council is a public sector buyer in United Kingdom publishing tenders and awards on Stotles. Explore their procurement activity and find more opportunities like this one.

Relevant CPV codes

  • 15000000 · Food, beverages, tobacco and related products
  • 18000000 · Clothing, footwear, luggage articles and accessories
  • 31000000 · Electrical machinery, apparatus, equipment and consumables; lighting
  • 38000000 · Laboratory, optical and precision equipments (excl. glasses)
  • 45000000 · Construction work
  • 48000000 · Software package and information systems
  • 50000000 · Repair and maintenance services
  • 60000000 · Transport services (excl. Waste transport)
  • 63000000 · Supporting and auxiliary transport services; travel agencies services
  • 64000000 · Postal and telecommunications services
  • 66000000 · Financial and insurance services
  • 70333000 · Housing services
  • 71000000 · Architectural, construction, engineering and inspection services
  • 71315200 · Building consultancy services
  • 72000000 · IT services: consulting, software development, Internet and support
  • 73000000 · Research and development services and related consultancy services
  • 75230000 · Justice services
  • 79952000 · Event services
  • 80000000 · Education and training services
  • 85000000 · Health and social work services
  • 85300000 · Social work and related services
  • 85310000 · Social work services
  • 85311000 · Social work services with accommodation
  • 85311100 · Welfare services for the elderly
  • 85311200 · Welfare services for the handicapped
  • 85311300 · Welfare services for children and young people
  • 85312000 · Social work services without accommodation
  • 85312100 · Daycare services
  • 85312110 · Child daycare services
  • 85312120 · Daycare services for handicapped children and young people
  • 85312200 · Homedelivery of provisions
  • 85312300 · Guidance and counselling services
  • 85312310 · Guidance services
  • 85312320 · Counselling services
  • 85312330 · Family-planning services
  • 85312400 · Welfare services not delivered through residential institutions
  • 85312500 · Rehabilitation services
  • 85312510 · Vocational rehabilitation services
  • 85320000 · Social services
  • 85321000 · Administrative social services
  • 85322000 · Community action programme
  • 85323000 · Community health services
  • 90000000 · Sewage, refuse, cleaning and environmental services

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