Government to prioritise job creation in awarding public contracts under new rules
Under the changes, the weighting given to the benefits brought by companies will be doubled, from 10% to 20% for contracts worth £5m or more, the Cabinet Office said. Previously, this accounted for how companies created social value through measures such as equality and diversity, net zero and the post-Covid recovery. The new 20% measure will instead be based on job creation.
- ▪Under the changes, the weighting given to the benefits brought by companies will be doubled, from 10% to 20% for contracts worth £5m or more, the Cabinet Office said.
- ▪Previously, this accounted for how companies created social value through measures such as equality and diversity, net zero and the post-Covid recovery.
- ▪The new 20% measure will instead be based on job creation.
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- ▪ Government contracts to require job creation instead of green targets under new rules — The Guardian — World
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Government to prioritise job creation in awarding public contracts under new rulesImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Companies bidding for public contracts will have to show how they will create regional jobsByEmer MoreauBusiness reporterPublished10 minutes agoAndy Burnham will tell firms bidding for public contracts to prove they are creating jobs rather than meeting green and social targets in a bid to get more people into work.The prime minister will overhaul the £90bn public procurement system so bidders have to show they are supporting young people into work and addressing local skills shortages.It comes as the government seeks to tackle the youth unemployment crisis, with Burnham saying he wants to create "growth in every postcode".But green groups criticised the plans,…
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