SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
Scottish
Government harnessing eCommerce in Procurement
“ We ’ ve got such a lot of data which has a powerful story to tell ”
LYNN WISENER , DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF ECOMMERCE AND PROCUREMENT BEST PRACTICE , SCOTTISH GOVERNMENT
of effort and fragmentation of approach in how public bodies were engaging with the supplier base , how requirements were being tendered , and how contracts were being managed .”
“ But we didn ’ t have a full picture ,” says Wisener . “ We didn ’ t have the data to support it , and it was a very laborious process to build an accurate picture of what was being bought , from whom and for how much , identify opportunities for future collaboration , and understand risk profiles across different commodities . So we created an eProcurement Strategy and put in place the national eCommerce & Procurement Best Practice Shared Service to digitally transform procurement , enable the gathering of vital supply chain data and intelligence and make it easier for suppliers to do business with the public sector .”
She adds : “ In the last 20 years , we have gone from simply offering e-tendering ( PCS-Tender ) and purchase-to-pay ( PECOS ) capability , to providing a contract advertising
138 May 2022