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🧵Thread on new #publicprocurement rules that are being advanced by UK Government

New rules encompass every town & city, national bodies and NHS. Combined value of contracts is £300bn per annum!

Massive opportunity for taxpayer spend to finally embed tax justice 1/n #DirtyMoney
Research shows that c.17.5% of UK public contracts are won by companies linked to tax havens: likely the highest rate in Europe

But UK polling finds that two thirds of people believe public procurement should consider a business' tax conduct before such contracts are agreed 2/n
Moreover, there is a growing movement of towns & cities across the UK that want to use their buying power to encourage responsible tax conduct

Our #FairTaxCouncil network is expanding rapidly, and includes municipal powerhouses such as Birmingham, Newcastle & Edinburgh 3/n
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#DECinJsy #IMPACT : a 🧵 (1/9) :
Year One in the bag for me here at @HautlieuSchool , #JerseyCI & an opportunity to reflect. My Job Description, in addition to learning and delivering the fantastic #DEC course at Level 2 and Level 3, was to raise its
(2/9) ...profile on-island, engage & collaborate with #AECindustry and build student numbers.

Our 'Industry Adopter' at Hautlieu has been @OurHospitalJsy and, through Richard De Gruchy, I've been so fortunate to be able to connect with and gain the support and collaboration of
(3/9) ...such an amazing array of talented professionals in the sector both on-island and internationally.

This video is a recap of Year One industry interventions at Hautlieu, a 'thank you' to those involved who have supported and a humble request for more of the same
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#DECinJsy (1/2)
Fantastic opportunities opening themselves up as Liam from my @highlands_JSY cohort of Lev3 @decinschools students joins local architects @axismason once a week to gain invaluable first hand experience.
Huge thanks to AM,Tom McAviney & @marcjanice MBE for making..
#DECinJsy (2/2)
... this come together. Wonderful industry/education collobaration for the good of the students &, ultimately, the construction industry on-island.
@skills_jersey
#socialvalue #architect #aecindustry #workexperience #builtenvironmenteducation #DEC
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@cabinetofficeuk has (finally) launched its new #socialvalue model and the new mandatory elements will go live on 1 Jan 2021.

But what does this all mean for businesses and public?

What do you need to do to prepare?

@CBItweets is here to help /1

gov.uk/government/new…
First, read our report 'Valued Partnerships' which explains:

- what social value is
- how your sector and type of business can demonstrate it
- the approaches and models available
- some details of government's approach previously and going forward

cbi.org.uk/articles/value…
Second, go check out some of the leading SV organisations in the UK and find out what they can offer to you.

For example:
@socialvalueuk
@socialvalueport
@SocialValueEx
@sroicalc

These are groups with the knowledge and expertise to help you start your #socialvalue journey
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In other #procurement news, @BorisJohnson revealed that he views the £250bn of government procurement as a cash cow to fund his other policy promises through "savings" 💰

Here's why we @reformthinktank think this is awful procurement policy....

news.sky.com/story/the-full…
First, procurement is already strained by factors including poor supplier-purchaser relationships and bad contracting 📜

(see @Ameyplc's issue with Birmingham city council )
Second, with the renationalisation of some services going ahead, procurement spend will be higher as both transition costs and direct spend will increase (something I've written about before with @G4S and #probation)

reform.uk/the-reformer/w…
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