Procurement hub

Effective procurement, underpinned by commissioning, has never been more important for local government. Increasing demand for public services and decreasing resources are driving councils to improve productivity and efficiency to deliver better outcomes for local people.

Our procurement and commissioning programme encourages councils to benchmark in line with the UK Government’s National Procurement Policy Statement, enabling local government procurement to demonstrate how they achieve best value for their communities.

Our refreshed 'National procurement strategy for local government in England' – and accompanying toolkit – have been designed to support local authorities of all types, sizes, up and down the country to maximise opportunities in their supply chains.
Transforming public procurement: The rules governing public procurement are changing - the new Procurement Act introduces several key benefits which are due to go live on 24 February 2025.
The 'National energy category strategy for local government 2022' is designed to help local authorities optimise the way they manage energy. It includes good practice examples and case studies related to all areas of local government energy procurement.
To accompany existing guidance on modern slavery statements, our guidance and procedures on identifying modern slavery in local government supply chains provides practical advice on how to draft your modern slavery statement – what to include, where to publish your statement, how to avoid common pitfalls, and practical procedural suggestions for carrying out supply chain due diligence.
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