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Buses: Procurement

Commons · Question 109394 · Tabled 28 Jan 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 27 Feb 2026

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Asked by Joe Robertson

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the scope within current procurement and trade obligations for contracting authorities to weight social value criteria to support UK jobs and supply chains in pub

Answer

Answered by Simon Lightwood, 27 Feb 2026

Through the work with the UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel my department is currently seeking agreement to implement a minimum weighting for social value to be considered when undergoing bus procurement.