The action plan includes the following actions:We will bring forward a programme to help improve collaborative commissioning and the role of social enterprise in the delivery of public services.Review our support for procurement and how we best support mechanisms that will enable social enterprises to prepare, bid, win, and deliver public sector contracts.Take continued action to realise the potential of supported businesses to access public contracts, through the use of reserved contracts and other mechanisms.Procurement officials are working with Supported Businesses and the public sector to make it easier for supported businesses to access public sector contracts.A multi-supplier Dynamic Purchasing System (DPS) for Requirements Reserved for Supported Businesses provides Scottish public bodies with a route to market for a range of goods and services which can be provided by Supported Businesses.Having sought the views of both affected suppliers and buyers and considered feasibility of the various commercial options with procurement leads from each centre of expertise, it is evident that a blended approach to Supported Businesses represents the best way forward. A blended approach comprises:a new...