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  • PPN 01/21 - Social Value in Procurement

    Topics:
    • Procurement, 
    • Procurement policy and guidance

    Date published: 5 July 2021

    Last updated: 24 February 2025

    PPN 01/21 - Social Value in Procurement

    A revised PPN 01/21 – Social Value in Procurement was approved by the Executive on 5 December 2024 and is effective from 24 February 2025. It replaces PPN 01/21 – Scoring Social Value. 

    Services and works tenders must allocate a minimum of 10% of the total award criteria to score social value. This 10% minimum score for social value applies to contracts for works above the UK Procurement Threshold and contracts for services above £500,000 (inclusive of VAT).

    If you have any queries, please contact:

    Procurement Policy Branch
    Construction & Procurement Delivery
    2nd Floor West
    Clare House
    303 Airport Road West 
    Belfast BT3 9ED

    • phone: 028 9081 6233
    • email: procure.policy@finance-ni.gov.uk

    Documents

    • PPN01/21 - Social Value in Procurement Adobe PDF (496 KB)
    • PPN 01/21 – Scoring Social Value (Superseded) Adobe PDF (461 KB)

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