Defence: Procurement
Commons · Question 42236 · Tabled 28 Mar 2025 · Cabinet Office · Official record
Answered 9 Apr 2025
Question
Asked by Dame Caroline Dinenage
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the National Procurement Policy Statement exempts the Ministry of Defence defence and security contracts from the priority on delivering social value.
Answer
Answered by Georgia Gould, 9 Apr 2025
Defence and security contracts under the previous procurement regime were exempt from social value requirements under Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 06/20. This meant contracts let by Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and Non-Departm...