However, for contracts that are too small to be able to fund a certain number of apprentices, it is difficult to sensibly embed social value. We wanted to hear how government is planning to review this or engage with small businesses to address this. The GCF commented that one of the purposes of the SME Crown representative is to try to tease that out. The GCF told us that if something is so small as not to be easily measurable, that will also apply to the large company that is bidding. The G...

However, for contracts that are too small to be able to fund a certain number of apprentices, it is difficult to sensibly embed social value. We wanted to hear how government is planning to review this or engage with small businesses to address this. The GCF commented that one of the purposes of the SME Crown representative is to try to tease that out. The GCF told us that if something is so small as not to be easily measurable, that will also apply to the large company that is bidding. The GCF explained that if the larger company says, “I will put a whole apprentice on that”, but the smaller company can only put half an apprentice on it, may Type: conclusion | Number: 30 | Response status: accepted Government response: The government agrees with the Committee’s recommendation Recommendation implemented The Sourcing Playbook outlines how government commercial policy considerations should be balanced by contracting authorities and will be revised in line with the Procurement Act 2023