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The decommissioning programme for the Sellafield nuclear complex in Cumbria will run for the next 100 years. To maximise opportunities for unlocking social value and meaningful change, four organisations who will help deliver the programme have developed a social impact toolkit to support potential supply chain partners.

The health and social care sector is perennially subject to proposals for reform, revamp, overhaul, and rethink. This boundless appetite for change in the sector is explained by four key factors:

As she departed office in 2019, one of Theresa May’s last acts as prime minister was to legislate an amendment to the Climate Change Act 2008 which committed to reducing the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions to ‘net zero’ (a 100% reduction against 1990 levels) by 2050. Widely praised, the move meant the UK became the first major economy to set such a target, and reflected the ascendancy of climate action in public discourse, with the views of spokespeople as diverse as then-governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, and activist groups such as Extinction Rebellion at least partially converging.

The policy note provides guidance to public sector authorities on implementing the National Procurement Policy Statement, which will require authorities to consider national strategic priorities when procuring, with these priorities heavily focused around social value and national and local outcomes.

The UK government has published new guidance outlining how public bodies and suppliers can better work together to deliver value for money and improved outcomes when procuring services.

Fusion21 has just launched its new national Workplace and Facilities Framework. The framework has six lots, with over 60 suppliers, aiming to deliver up to £1.1 billion of services over the next four years. We are proud to have secured a place for one of our clients.