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17 May 2025 – Authorities ignoring powerful procurement tool to address inequality

It is now nearly 3 months since the Procurement Act 2023 came into force. The jury is out whether the Act will bring about significant change and encourage new entrants into public procurement enabling a mixed economy and more social innovation as advocated by the current Minister, Georgina Gould. Research carried out by Aspire’s BetterforUs […]

May 17, 2025 / 0 comment / drdesign

24 February 2025 – Procurement Act comes into force

Today, the Procurement Act 2023 comes into force. Public procurement has a powerful role to play in building economies that work with and for people, rather than against them. The question is whether the Procurement Act 2023 will be – a game changer and make a difference to local communities – or a name changer […]

Feb 24, 2025 / 0 comment / drdesign

13 February 2025 – Social Value Procurement Note

Alongside the National Statement, the Cabinet Office has issued a further Public Procurement Note (PPN) on social value. Copies of the PPN are available here – other public authorities may introduce such requirements. All social value commitments will now need to be incorporated into contracts. The government has issued guidance on the Social Value Model […]

Feb 13, 2025 / 0 comment / drdesign

13 February 2025 – New Public Procurement Note

Alongside the National Statement, the Cabinet Office has issued a new Public Procurement Note (PPN) which requires all central government departments to set targets for SME spend and VCSE spend. Copies of the PPN are available here – other public authorities may introduce such requirements. Under the Procurement Act 2023 there are powers for authorities […]

Feb 13, 2025 / 0 comment / drdesign

13 February 2025 – New National Procurement Statement – initial media response

Aspire Community Works and its Better For Us campaign welcome the Government’s newly published National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS) as a big step forwards to ensuring that public contracts deliver genuine public value by ensuring decent working conditions and building a more diverse market. From February 24th, all contracting authorities will be required to put […]

Feb 13, 2025 / 0 comment / drdesign

31 October 2024 – A budget that leaves no-one behind?

Leaving no-one behind If those of us who support a well-being approach to the economy were looking for some favourite buzz words in the budget, we were to be sorely disappointed – no mentions of inequality, social enterprise, equality, and only two specific mentions of poverty. Yet, this was a budget bigger than was to […]

Nov 04, 2024 / 0 comment / drdesign

29 October 2024 – Our response to the National Procurement Policy Survey

Imagine a world where every public pound spent on procurement works to benefit our communities, reduce inequality, and drive real social impact. That’s exactly the vision Aspire has shared in response to the UK government’s National Procurement Policy Survey. Our perspective? Public procurement isn’t just a government formality, it could be a powerful lever to […]

Nov 01, 2024 / 0 comment / drdesign

28 October 2024 – Respond to the Government Survey on National Procurement Policy by November 4th

Organisations and individuals have until November 5th to respond to the Government’s consulation on its new national policy procurement statement due to be issued prior to the introduction of the Procurement Act 2023 on February 24th 2025. The National Procurement Policy statement will guide the procurement policy of organisations in England and therefore it is […]

Nov 01, 2024 / 0 comment / drdesign

21 October 2024 – Public good procurement could generate £3.9 billion for local communities

Public bodies and housing associations are being urged to…

Oct 21, 2024 / Comments Off / drdesign

21 October 2024 – Aspire demands access to justice within the public procurement system

Public bodies and housing associations are being urged to…

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