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<p>The Civil Society Strategy was developed through engagement with public sector
commissioners, procurement and civil society representatives. Evidence provided to
the Strategy suggested that the requirements of the Public Services (Social Value)
Act 2012 are often treated as an afterthought. Our engagement included focused workshops
with a number of local authorities and their stakeholders, to explore opportunities
of and barriers to social value in the procurement process. In the strategy, we set
out government's long term ambition to grow social value commissioning and strengthen
the application of the Act.</p><p>Officials will continue to engage with the Local
Government Association and sector representative bodies to build on our evidence base
and help inform policy making during the implementation of the commitments made in
the Strategy.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p>
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