Procuring more with the Third Sector has long been a government ambition.
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Keeping a register of up-and-coming local SMEs is a great way of boosting social value...
In 2024, local authorities spent over £81bn on procurement - equivalent to over 3% of...
In July 2025, NHS England published the new NHS Social Value Playbook. This article...
In February 2025, the Cabinet Office published Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 001 which...
In February 2025, the Cabinet Office published Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 002: '...
The introduction of The Social Value Act in 2013 made it mandatory for public sector...
Local authorities spend billions of pounds each year on procurement. More and more,...
