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...
NOTE: On August 6th, 2026, a new Central Government Social Value Model was released. To...
In August 2026, a new Social Value Model was published. Read our most recent guide to...
Local authorities spend billions of pounds each year on procurement. More and more,...
