Making the most of public sector spend: Procurement as local economic activism
The UK government spends some £220 billion each year procuring goods and services from external organisations in the public, private and third sectors. Some £42 billion of this is spent by local authorities. This breifing paper considers the social and economic potential of public sector spend.
This briefing, drawing upon the findings from CLES' recent research activities, seeks to:
- outline how local authorities and partners, can measure and understand the local economic, social and environmental impacts of sustainable procurement spending;
- assess what more economic development departments can do within legal constraints to enable community benefit.
Making the most out of public sector spend: Procurement as local economic activism
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