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OCO Global: Contracts

Commons · Question 127024 · Tabled 13 Apr 2026 · Department for Business and Trade · Official record

Answered 20 Apr 2026

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Asked by Mike Wood

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, with reference to the government transparency data, Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for government’s most important contracts, Data for October to December 2025 for all departments, published on 31 M

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Answered by Kate Dearden, 20 Apr 2026

Under the 2020 Procurement Policy Note (since updated) departments must explicitly evaluate Social Value (SV) in most procurements above the relevant financial threshold, where it is related and proportionate to the contract. This is to ensure that public...