The NAO report highlighted the value of departments considering how a contract will contribute to meeting key social priorities such a fighting climate change, creating jobs and promoting innovation.48 We questioned how much consideration has been given to using government’s immense purchasing power to encourage business to behave in a way that meets government’s other objectives. The GCF described three things that it had felt appropriate to mandate: first, that government will not deal with...

The NAO report highlighted the value of departments considering how a contract will contribute to meeting key social priorities such a fighting climate change, creating jobs and promoting innovation.48 We questioned how much consideration has been given to using government’s immense purchasing power to encourage business to behave in a way that meets government’s other objectives. The GCF described three things that it had felt appropriate to mandate: first, that government will not deal with businesses that do not pay their suppliers promptly; second, that the GCF had introduced a requirement for suppliers for contracts over £5 million to ha Type: conclusion | Number: 27 | 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