Public Contracts Scotland www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk

Supplier Registration Navigate to the website address www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk At the top right hand corner of the homepage click on Free Registration

Supplier Registration Click on REGISTER AS A SUPPLIER

Supplier Registration Complete the Supplier Registration details for you and your company

Supplier Registration NUTS Code requires you to select which code suits the locality you are based in NUTS code information is captured for statistical purposes and references which subdivision area of the UK you are based in

Supplier Registration Enter your Email Address and Choose a Password To complete the Registration form you must 3. Agree to the Terms & Conditions and then 4. Click Submit

Supplier Registration Once you have clicked Submit, you will receive (by email) confirmation of your supplier registration. Click on the link in the email to verify your Supplier Registration.

Public Contracts Scotland Login with your Email and Password

Supplier Control Panel You will land on the Supplier Control Panel To receive the free contract email alert notifications, relevant to your business interests, you must create an Alert Profile

Alert Profile When creating your Alert Profile you will be prompted to select Product Categories Important Forestry and Land Scotland asks all its suppliers to select the Product Category “Other Horticulture” for all Regulated (over £50k) procurements. Click on Alert Profile

Alert Profile Start creating your Alert Profile by clicking on the hyperlink start creating your profile

To add a category, select the Browse categories menu option Alert Profile To add a category, select the Browse categories menu option

Alert Profile You can now select Product Categories relevant to your business interests from the Product Category list Click on the plus sign (+) to expand the Horticultural product categories

Alert Profile For example select and tick 1. Other Horticultural Scroll down to the foot of the screen and click 2. Save

Note – you can add multiple Product Categories to your Alert Profile Once you have completed your Product Category selection, click Continue

You can filter tender Product Category email alerts by Region Alert Profile You can filter tender Product Category email alerts by Region For example select All Scotland to receive Product Category tender alerts for all regions or select region(s) of interest to you and Save

Supplier Details Buyers can find supplier details on the PCS website through a number of website options, searching by Company Name, Registered Person, Email Address or by a Supplier Finder Profile

Supplier Finder Profile Completion of a Supplier Finder Profile may improve your chances of receiving a direct invitation to quote from Buyers using the PCS Quick Quote functionality – more information in a Supplier Finder Profile

Supplier Finder Profile Click on the tab SUPPLIERS to access the Supplier Control Panel Then click on the Supplier Finder Profile menu option

Supplier Finder Profile Supplier Finder is the supplier sourcing directory for the Scottish public sector Suppliers can provide detailed information on Goods, Services or Works to buyers by completing a Supplier Finder Profile

Supplier Finder Profile To be included in the buyer sourcing directory, complete the Supplier Finder form and (optionally) upload your logo/website address

Supplier Finder Profile Which areas do you want to do business in? For example if you want to provide Goods, Services or Works to the Highland and Moray regions select, Highland and select Moray

Supplier Finder Profile Complete Company Description Enter keywords which describe the products or services you provide. Buyers can search on keywords Add Company Logo

Supplier Finder Profile You can edit and save your profile at any time, however it will only be visible to buyers once you make your profile Public

Supplier Finder Profile A reminder: buyers can now easily find your company via the Supplier Finder search tool. The keywords that you have provided are searchable

Public Contracts Scotland Next steps: Register on Public Contracts Scotland Complete a contract notice email Alert Profile Consider the option of completing a Supplier Finder Profile Action the supplier registration and Alert Profile annual renewal request

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