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16 December 2024
You can view Cabinet Office’s original consultation here: National Procurement Policy Statement stakeholder survey - GOV.UK Firstly, what does the Government mean by “mission-driven procurement”? And, what are they trying to understand through the consultation?
Mission-driven procurement will be at the heart of the new NPPS. It’s their way of keeping us focused on the strategic priorities set out by the new Labour Government. These missions include:
Contracting authorities and the wider public sector will play a big role in how far Government can go in achieving these. And so, they’ll use the NPPS to keep these missions central to public procurement strategies. Through the consultation they’re asking stakeholders how we can achieve better value for money, better social value outcomes, better collaboration, and better innovation across the board. It’s an important conversation, and I’m glad we can be a part of it. Their first question focused on maximising value-for-money, how does SEC think mission-driven procurement can support this? We need to ensure that procurement strategy is driven from the top, and across all areas of our organisations. A real culture change is needed so that we truly collaborate and keep our end users in mind throughout the process. Value for money can be maximised by focusing on your overall purpose. It’ll be supported in five key areas:
You’ve mentioned social value already, but it was another key question in the consultation. How can we deliver better social value outcomes in procurement? We need to push for more impact-focused social value. We should move away from monetised value assessments of our impact, and move to meaningful metric-driven assessments on commitments that drive real change. One of the drawbacks to an NPPS, is that local need is sometimes overshadowed by national objectives. To really get it right we must:
To achieve all of this we need to collaborate better. How can we work together better to deliver on the government’s missions? Getting collaboration right can help deliver the missions by leveraging our collective expertise, resources, and innovation. To accelerate this we’ve got to:
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