1. Scottish Government support for an enterprising third sector Geoff Pope Head of Opportunities for Growth Team Third Sector Division 10/12/2009

2. Policy Background Government Economic Strategy, 2007 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/11 /12115041/0 Concordat http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/11 /13092240/concordat Scottish Budget Spending Review 2008-11 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/11 /13092240/0

3. Enterprising Third Sector Action Plan (June 2008) Key role for the Third Sector in achieving purpose http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/15300/Actio nplan Available support accessed on Enterprising Third Sector Organisations Zone http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/15300/enter prising-organisation

4. Opening public sector markets to an enterprising third sector Involve third sector in design of services Community Benefit clauses Advertise contracts

5. Design of services CPP – SOA - interface Collaborative purchasing Purchasing for multiple outcomes Third Sector Statement: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/15300/Joi ntThirdSectorStatement http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/15300/Joi ntThirdSectorStatement

6. Community Benefit clauses Guidance: http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/02/131 40629/0 http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2008/02/131 40629/0 Ready for Business programme: http://www.readyforbusiness.org/ Network of Community benefit Champions Case studies

7. Advertise opportunities Public contracts Scotland: http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/

8. Public-social-partnerships 10 new partnerships Updated guidance – June 2011 http://www.pspscotland.co.uk/

9. Enterprising Third Sector Action Plan http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/15300/Actio nplan Geoff.pope@scotland.gsi.gov.uk