Media release: Local councils connect Scottish businesses to public contract opportunities through Supplier Development Programme ABERDEEN City Council, Aberdeenshire Council and Highland Council Shared Procurement Service have announced an initiative for local businesses looking for a new path to market in 2021. Each year, £11bn is spent in Scotland’s public sector on goods, works and services, and the Shared Procurement Service wants to engage with local businesses to deliver a share of upcoming contracts. The three councils have teamed up with the Supplier Development Programme (SDP), a...