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11 September 2025- Public good procurement – time to be bold

Every year government spends over £341 billion on public procurement. That money doesn’t just buy services – it pays the wages of care workers, cleaners, housing staff and others who keep communities running. Because of its scale, procurement can either reinforce inequality – through low pay, insecure contracts and the dominance of large firms – […]

26 June 2025 – Government consults on further procurement changes

The Government has issued a further consultation on procurement and is promising changes in procurement law when time allows. Most of the proposed changes have been anticipated but there ae some interesting proposals including a relaxation of competition law in relation to services for vulnerable people. The key proposals are requiring large contracting authorities to […]

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 […]

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 […]

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11 September 2025- Public good procurement – time to be bold

26 June 2025 – Government consults on further procurement changes

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

24 February 2025 – Procurement Act comes into force