We are delighted to be able to deliver a series of webinars by our Chamber member M2 Procurement & Commercial Services, along with a Meet the Buyer session with three major organisations operating in the area.
The webinars are free for Chamber members and can be booked individually to meet the needs of your business.
These online webinars will give you the opportunity to go through each process step by step and to answer any questions you may have. The Meet the Buyer session will give an opportunity to hear about the procurement processes of different organisations and their hints and tips for suppliers. This series of webinars will take place as follows:
Tuesday 25th May – Prequalification Process
- Provide an overview of the public procurement processes
- Provide an understanding of what information is requested by clients.
- Developing your company’s approach to the prequalification process
- The pitfalls and helpful hints
Wednesday 26th May – Tendering Process
- The critical information contained in tender documents.
- Provide an understanding of the buyer’s requirements.
- Developing your company’s approach to the tendering process
- The pitfalls and helpful hints
Thursday 27th May – Meet the Buyer
Hear from the following organisations as to their procurement processes and hints for suppliers, and take the opportunity to ask them any questions you might have:
- Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd
- Highland Council
- SSEN Transmission
Each event starts at 09:00 and will run for between 1.5 to 2 hours depending on volume of questions. The first two will be delivered via Zoom and the third via Microsoft Teams.
Simply email us on info@caithnesschamber.com or call 01847 890076 to book your free place on any or all of the events.
We are delighted to be able to deliver a series of webinars by our Chamber member M2 Procurement & Commercial Services, along with a Meet the Buyer session with three major organisations operating in the area.
The webinars are free for Chamber members and can be booked individually to meet the needs of your business.
These online webinars will give you the opportunity to go through each process step by step and to answer any questions you may have. The Meet the Buyer session will give an opportunity to hear about the procurement processes of different organisations and their hints and tips for suppliers. This series of webinars will take place as follows:
Tuesday 25th May – Prequalification Process
- Provide an overview of the public procurement processes
- Provide an understanding of what information is requested by clients.
- Developing your company’s approach to the prequalification process
- The pitfalls and helpful hints
Wednesday 26th May – Tendering Process
- The critical information contained in tender documents.
- Provide an understanding of the buyer’s requirements.
- Developing your company’s approach to the tendering process
- The pitfalls and helpful hints
Thursday 27th May – Meet the Buyer
Hear from the following organisations as to their procurement processes and hints for suppliers, and take the opportunity to ask them any questions you might have:
- Dounreay Site Restoration Ltd
- Highland Council
- SSEN Transmission
Each event starts at 09:00 and will run for between 1.5 to 2 hours depending on volume of questions. The first two will be delivered via Zoom and the third via Microsoft Teams.
Simply email us on info@caithnesschamber.com or call 01847 890076 to book your free place on any or all of the events.
Join this virtual event to get the latest insights and find out about the skills support available for your business.
After over a year of unprecedented challenges for the tourism sector, Scottish Chambers of Commerce (SCC) have partnered with Skills Development Scotland (SDS) to create a bespoke skills event for our network members operating in Scotland’s tourism sector.
In this one hour session, you will;
- Be presented with the latest SDS Labour Market Insights into the tourism sector.
- Get up-to-date information on new and enhanced skills support available for your business.
- Have an opportunity to ask questions and highlight your individual skills challenges to senior SCC and SDS representatives.
To get the latest insights and find out what skills support is being made available to your business, click here to register.
Sweden is among the most competitive, innovative and globalised nations in the world. The country has a stable economy, a skilled labour force and sophisticated consumers. The country’s approach to international business is modern, open and friendly. Businesses welcome international partnerships, and there is a skilled, well-educated workforce. This makes Sweden an easy country to operate in and the corporate tax rate is low by international standards.
The UK and Sweden are long-standing trade and investment partners with total trade value in the year up until April 2019 at £20.9 billion (ONS, 2019).
Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce are working with the Swedish Chamber of the Commerce for the UK to run a two part virtual trade mission to Sweden. Part I will consist of an overview of legalities, finance, recruitment and immigration, property and internationalisation from the Scottish and Swedish perspective. Part II will focus in more detail on life sciences, gaming, fintech / technology / cybersecurity, energy / renewables and the food & drink sectors in both countries and highlight the export and online opportunities for your business.
To find out more about the market in Sweden, click here.
To book your free space, use this link.
Forth Valley Chamber of Commerce presents the Virtual Trade Mission to Florida for Life Science and Technology companies.
22-23rd April 3pm – 6pm (BST)
Florida: Global market place opportunities.
Few areas can match the scale and scope Florida’s Industry Assets: competitive costs, favourable tax structure, business supporting policies, large and diverse talent pool (9.5m), comprehensive infrastructure, global connections and a huge market.
Did you know?
- Florida is the 17th largest global economy;
- has one of the world’s most extensive multi-model transportation systems featuring 20 commercial airports;
- 15 deep seawater shipping ports;
- multiple hubs allowing for high speed data transmission world-wide.
And is also home to:
- Over 400 bio-tech establishments;
- 350 pharmaceutical companies;
- over 690 Medical Development Organisations;
- it has an annual spend of 1.4bn$ on R&D;
- Florida Universities are amongst the US’s top producers of STEM graduates;
- Florida boasts some of the top hospitals, Research Parks, Universities and Incubator and Accelerator facilities within the US;
- with strengths in Life Sciences, Information Technology, Aviation and Aerospace, Logistics and Cleantech.
Florida understands what it takes to do business and stands ready to welcome you.
If you are a Scottish company within the sectors mentioned above and you are interested in joining our trade mission to Florida, please consider registering to join Forth Valley Chamber of Commerce.
As part of this mission, you will take part in market awareness sessions in collaboration with our valued contacts and networks in Florida as well as be offered at least two B2B meetings matched based on your requirements with the support from our partners in the US.
Please note that there will be a restriction on the number of spaces available. If you are shortlisted for this mission there will be a non-returnable booking fee of:
- £100+VAT for Members
- £125+ VAT for Non-Members
Read more and apply to join the mission here.
The Chamber will be holding a members-only hustings on 21 April from 09:00. This will allow our members to hear from and ask questions of the candidates standing for the Scottish Parliamentary elections in the Caithness, Sutherland and Ross constituency. The event will be held via Zoom.
At present, we have the following candidates confirmed as attending:
- Marion Donaldson – Scottish Labour Party
- Struan Mackie – Scottish Conservative & Unionist Party
- Molly Nolan – Scottish Liberal Democrats
- Maree Todd – Scottish National Party
Invitations have also been issued to the candidates for the Freedom Alliance and the Scottish Libertarian Party, and we are awaiting their responses. A full agenda for the event will be issued once we have confirmed all the candidates who will be attending.
If you are a member and would like to attend, please register your place by emailing info@caithnesschamber.com or calling 01847 890076 by Friday 16 April. If you have questions for the candidates and would like to submit these in advance, please do so by email to the address above.
Please note that this event is open to Chamber members only and is not open to the wider public.
Baillie Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund‘s objectives are to fairly and reasonably disburse funds resulting from the receipt of the annual grant of £100,000 from Baillie Wind Farm for the general benefit of the public living within the current boundaries of the West Caithness Community Council as the directors see fit. The Fund may also consider applications from educational and sporting organisations from other community council areas in Caithness and North Sutherland.
The Fund welcomes applications from residents, clubs, societies, groups, businesses or business start-ups in the West Caithness area.
You can read more about the fund, the projects which have previously been supported and how to apply, on their website. You can see the Community Council areas by using this link.
Anyone interested in applying is encouraged to contact the team if there are any aspects of the application form that they require assistance with or further information on. Contact the Fund on 01847 500105 or email enquiries@bailliecommunityfund.org.uk.
This event marks the closing date for applications which will be discussed at the April 2021 meeting. If you miss this one, or your project/application isn’t quite ready, the future closing dates will be announced soon so keep your eyes peeled or email the team direct to discuss.
Baillie Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund‘s objectives are to fairly and reasonably disburse funds resulting from the receipt of the annual grant of £100,000 from Baillie Wind Farm for the general benefit of the public living within the current boundaries of the West Caithness Community Council as the directors see fit. The Fund may also consider applications from educational and sporting organisations from other community council areas in Caithness and North Sutherland.
The Fund welcomes applications from residents, clubs, societies, groups, businesses or business start-ups in the West Caithness area.
You can read more about the fund, the projects which have previously been supported and how to apply, on their website. You can see the Community Council areas by using this link.
Anyone interested in applying is encouraged to contact the team if there are any aspects of the application form that they require assistance with or further information on. Contact the Fund on 01847 500105 or email enquiries@bailliecommunityfund.org.uk.
This event marks the closing date for applications which will be discussed at the April 2021 meeting. If you miss this one, or your project/application isn’t quite ready, the future 2021 closing dates for applications are: 27th September. The board meets a few weeks after the closing dates to assess the applications received.
Baillie Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund‘s objectives are to fairly and reasonably disburse funds resulting from the receipt of the annual grant of £100,000 from Baillie Wind Farm for the general benefit of the public living within the current boundaries of the West Caithness Community Council as the directors see fit. The Fund may also consider applications from educational and sporting organisations from other community council areas in Caithness and North Sutherland.
The Fund welcomes applications from residents, clubs, societies, groups, businesses or business start-ups in the West Caithness area.
You can read more about the fund, the projects which have previously been supported and how to apply, on their website. You can see the Community Council areas by using this link.
Anyone interested in applying is encouraged to contact the team if there are any aspects of the application form that they require assistance with or further information on. Contact the Fund on 01847 500105 or email enquiries@bailliecommunityfund.org.uk.
This event marks the closing date for applications which will be discussed at the April 2021 meeting. If you miss this one, or your project/application isn’t quite ready, the future 2021 closing dates for applications are: 5th July & 27th September. The board meets a few weeks after the closing dates to assess the applications received.