How to become an associate partner
We don’t believe in charging membership fees, which is why it’s completely free to become a SPA associate partner. Our costs are covered by a ‘levy’ applied to the value of procurement contracts.
There are two levels of partnership available to all public sector organisations – associate partner and SPA committee partner. Our SPA committee partners are appointed periodically on a rotational basis.
Becoming an associate partner is simple to do and provides multiple benefits for organisations:
- Access to industry leading frameworks
- Annual rebate based on individual spend during the financial year
- Have your say on the development of future SPA frameworks
- Access to our added value services in procurement, technical and client support
- Access to our Call Off service
SPA Chair:
-- Laurie Carberry, Director of Procurement, Fleet and Utilities, Wheatley Group
SPA committee members:
- Berwickshire Housing Association
- Cairn Housing Association
- Clyde Valley Housing Association
- East Ayrshire Council
- Eildon Housing Association
- Hawthorn Housing Co-operative
- North Lanarkshire Council
- Paisley South Housing Association
- Perth & Kinross Council
- Queens Cross Housing Association
- South Ayrshire Council
- South Lanarkshire Council
- West Lothian Council
- Wheatley Group
As a not-for-profit organisation, any surplus generated over the financial year is re-distributed into SPA’s Community Benefit Fund. SPA's committee partners are eligible to apply for a portion of the fund each year to use for projects for their local community.
