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Social value 'must be compulsory component in every public contract'

30 Jan 2023 10:03 AM | Abbie Lunn (Administrator)

The UK government should include a “social value calculation” in the Procurement Bill as a compulsory component for contracts.

During a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament, Mick Whitley (Lab), told MPs a “measure of social value” should be embedded “in every contract”.

“That spending should bring direct benefits to the people of this country, not primarily to the corporations that win most contracts, and still less to those in tax havens who utilise loopholes in the law to siphon taxpayers’ money into offshore accounts,” he said. 

“However, the bill does not match the scale or scope of reform to public procurement procedures required to ensure that it addresses the needs of the British people following the UK’s exit from the EU.”

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