Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 42236

Defence: Procurement

Tabled: 28 March 2025
Answered: 9 April 2025

Question

Dame Caroline Dinenage

ConservativeGosport

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, for what reason the National Procurement Policy Statement exempts the Ministry of Defence defence and security contracts from the priority on delivering social value.

Answer

Georgia Gould
Defence and security contracts under the previous procurement regime were exempt from social value requirements under Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 06/20. This meant contracts let by Central Government Departments, their Executive Agencies and Non-Departm...

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