FREE! Procurement Act 2023 Handbook (50 pages)

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Our 50-page Social Value Procurement Act 2023 Handbook (2025 edition)

Are you ready? This legislation is a profound shake-up of UK procurement, and over 500,000 businesses are impacted. Social value reporting is at the heart of public procurement, and it’s mandatory!

Download this guide to learn how to comply with the legislation and become a ‘Social Value Certified’ organisation. Discover how the process can be entirely self-funding and how you can enhance the reputation of your business. You need this guide!

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Why the Procurement Act Matters

The Procurement Act (2023) is a critical piece of legislation that affects businesses of all sizes bidding for public sector contracts. It sets out new expectations for suppliers to demonstrate not just cost-effectiveness but also social and environmental contributions. Compliance is now essential for securing public contracts, making it vital for organisations to understand and integrate these new requirements into their procurement strategies.

In this guide, you’ll get…

An overview of the legal and regulatory landscape
A practical guide to social value procurement impacts
Includes advice for the SME sector
A briefing of the Social Value Sustainability Initiative (SVSI)

And much more…

What you’ll learn…

How Social Value Integration Can Be Self-Funding

How and why the Procurement Act embeds sustainability, ethical sourcing, and community benefits into procurement decisions.

How Improved Supplier Engagement Reduces Costs

How the Act encourages a more competitive and diverse supply chain that supports innovation and economic resilience.

How Aligning with Government Priorities Boosts Your Sales

How your business can leverage the Procurement Act to drive down your costs and carbon footprint

This is business-critical reading: don’t risk your next contract.

Don’t wait for your bid to be rejected! The Procurement Act 2023 forces public bodies to weigh the social value of suppliers. One of the most significant changes is the replacement of the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (M.E.A.T.) evaluation principle with the Most Advantageous Tender (M.A.T.) framework. This shift ensures that procurement decisions are not solely based on cost considerations but also take into account broader economic, social, and environmental benefits.