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Baby box bids open for Scottish companies | Baby box bids open for Scottish companies |
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Companies have been given the chance to offer their products to fill Scotland's baby boxes. | Companies have been given the chance to offer their products to fill Scotland's baby boxes. |
Early Years Minister Maree Todd has invited Scottish firms to bid for contracts to provide items for the second year of the scheme which provides essentials for newborns. | Early Years Minister Maree Todd has invited Scottish firms to bid for contracts to provide items for the second year of the scheme which provides essentials for newborns. |
The baby boxes were introduced in August for all expectant mothers. | The baby boxes were introduced in August for all expectant mothers. |
The invitation to tender for year two will provide opportunities for small and medium sized businesses. | The invitation to tender for year two will provide opportunities for small and medium sized businesses. |
'Equal start in life' | |
Ms Todd made the announcement as she visited a distribution centre in Edinburgh where the first baby boxes of 2018 were being prepared. | Ms Todd made the announcement as she visited a distribution centre in Edinburgh where the first baby boxes of 2018 were being prepared. |
The first deliveries of the new year will begin on Wednesday. | The first deliveries of the new year will begin on Wednesday. |
Ms Todd said: "It feels very special to be packing up baby clothes, thermometers, scratch mittens and other extremely useful items for some of our very first newborns of 2018. | Ms Todd said: "It feels very special to be packing up baby clothes, thermometers, scratch mittens and other extremely useful items for some of our very first newborns of 2018. |
"The baby box demonstrates that as a society we value each and every child born in Scotland and want to give them all an equal start in life." | "The baby box demonstrates that as a society we value each and every child born in Scotland and want to give them all an equal start in life." |
She added: "Following a very successful first year in 2017, with 77% take-up, more than 22,000 boxes delivered and high parent satisfaction with the contents, we want to continue to build on this in 2018. | She added: "Following a very successful first year in 2017, with 77% take-up, more than 22,000 boxes delivered and high parent satisfaction with the contents, we want to continue to build on this in 2018. |
"That is why, now the baby box scheme is more fully established, we can start to make improvements to develop the economic as well as the social benefits. | "That is why, now the baby box scheme is more fully established, we can start to make improvements to develop the economic as well as the social benefits. |
"I very much hope Scottish businesses will embrace the opportunity to bid for the contract to provide some of the contents of Scotland's baby box next year." | "I very much hope Scottish businesses will embrace the opportunity to bid for the contract to provide some of the contents of Scotland's baby box next year." |
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