Welcome to the eProcurement Scotl@nd website. The eProcurement Scotl@nd service (ePS) is one of the most comprehensive and successful Public Sector eGovernment initiatives in the world.
ePS is enabling the entire Scottish public sector, including central government, local government and the NHS to win the cost savings and efficiencies of eProcurement.
It is a fully hosted and managed 24 x 7 eProcurement service which supports the full purchase to pay cycle' providing a range of services including e-sourcing (electronic tendering and auctions) and transactional purchase to pay solutions.
ePS was procured by the Scottish Government for the whole of the public sector in Scotland to use. The service is provided by Capgemini UK using Elcom's technology platform. A national eProcurement programme team manage the roll out of the service.
ePS is an approach to public sector procurement that delivers rapid, sustainable and significant benefits to participating organisations. ePS drives forward commitment to public sector excellence, focuses on achieving the best value for government, for business and the people of Scotland.
ePS plays a key role in making Scotland the best and easiest place for suppliers to do business with the public sector. By bringing together local government, the NHS and central government in Scotland ePS contributes significantly to providing the public services required to meet the challenges of the 21st Century. The service has been fully operational since 2002, and growing as more public sector organisations and their suppliers join. It continues to stimulate the transformation of Public Sector procurement in Scotland for the benefit of all participants. ePS brings real joined up government.