In this charities and social enterprise conversation, Winckworth Sherwood Senior Associates Ruo Wu and David Emery do a deep dive into the impact of the Procurement Act 2023 on charities.
They discuss:
- what procurement means;
- how the Procurement Act 2023 will impact charities;
- what benefits the Act can bring to charities;
- how social value and the National Procurement Policy Statement fit alongside the Act;
- useful government publications and Knowledge Drop videos: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-official-transforming-public-procurement-knowledge-drops#kd3knowledge-drop-forsuppliers-part-1;
- whether there are any areas for improvement under the Act;
- Ruo and David’s articles entitled ‘Forget MEAT, embrace MAT: A Charity’s guide to the Procurement Act 2023‘ and;
- Berkshire Vision Charity’s in person quiz night with Chris Tarrant, former presenter of ‘Who Wants to be a Millionaire’
https://berkshirevision.org.uk/ and; - Celebrating the excellent work of Community Action Sutton: https://www.communityactionsutton.org.uk/