Social value: should we care?
Apparently, as it is moving up the agenda for both central and local government. This could be good news for small to medium size contractors – and now is the time to get prepared.
The Government wants to change its procurement rules so that those awarding contracts can take account of the value that companies and their services add to society. Cabinet Office Minister David Lidington launched a consultation on what the rules should be in March this year which ran until mid-June.
