The Scottish Procurement Alliance (SPA) is urging public sector organisations to attend its AGM this month to hear insights from net zero housing experts.
The event will feature presentations from the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), Built Environment – Smarter Transformation (formerly Construction Scotland Innovation Centre) and the Scottish Government, covering topics such as energy efficiency in social housing, fuel poverty, and supporting the public sector on its transition to net zero.
Lesley Anderson, the SPA’s regional director, 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.”
The organisation will be sharing insight on its achievements and performance over the past year – as well as an overview of the projects delivered through its frameworks, and the community benefit projects achieved as a result.
A series of presentations will be held by the Scottish Government, SFHA and BE-ST on key topics relating to energy efficiency.
These are set to cover the heat in buildings strategy, energy efficiency standards, investment planning, social landlord initiatives, EPC targets, regulation, and funding streams.
“It’s no surprise that net zero is going to be a major discussion point of the day – and rightly so,” Anderson added.
“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, the SPA said guests will be able to attend a pre-tender engagement session for its Energy Efficiency Framework, which is due to launch in early 2024.
The session will offer “crucial insight” into the structure and proposed plans for its upcoming framework, with an opportunity for key stakeholders to ask questions and provide valuable feedback that will help shape the framework.
The AGM takes place at the SPA’s Livingston office on 31 August.
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