Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what formal guidance civil servants involved in the government procurement process receive on the implications of the Public Services (Social Value Act) 2012 for such procurement.

Guidance on the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 is set out in Procurement Policy Note 10/12:

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/79273/Public_Services_Social_Value_Act_2012_PPN.pdf.