This program will use government purchasing power to benefit society with an estimated £49 billion of expenditure per annum in scope and impacting every single market in which central government procures.
The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 requires public authorities to consider (on contracts for the provision of services, or the provision of services together with the purchase of hire of goods or carrying out of works, that is subject to The Public Contracts Regulations (2015)) how the procurement could improve the social, economic and environmental well-being of the relevant area. By expanding its use across central government departments to goods, services and works contracts we can harness wider benefits for our communities, our economy and our environment.

This change will:
● harness social value from the £49 billion of central government expenditure per annum
● include all central government departments
● involve all markets from which government procures goods, services and works.

https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/social-value-in-government-procurement http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012 (this programme is a government decision for wider application of the SVA in government procurement, not a change in the legisla