Wigan Council's Procurement strategy
Good procurement and commissioning decisions are a fundamental component of our approach to providing high quality, value for money public services and play an important role in contributing to the Council’s new movement for change Progress with Unity.
Our approach to procurement decisions emphasises the importance of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 and the continuing importance of Sustainable Procurement in delivering wider social, economic and environmental objectives in ways that offer real long-term benefits to our local community.
Wigan Council have adopted the Greater Manchester Combined Authority Social Value Policy to deliver social value through procurement and commissioning. Building on this, Wigan Council introduced its approach to Community Wealth Building which identified a series of priorities and key areas of focus as to how social, economic and environmental benefits can be delivered sustainably for Wigan’s residents.
Crown Commercial Service
The Crown Commercial Service (external link) helps public sector services to make savings in procurement.