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<p>This Government's procurement policy is to award contracts on the basis of value
for money, which means the optimum combination of cost and quality over the lifetime
of the project.</p><p>The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 requires commissioners
to consider the economic, environmental and social benefits of their approaches to
procurement before the process starts, at the pre-procurement stage.</p><p>Wider socio-economic
criteria can be taken into account at tender evaluation stage if they relate directly
to the subject matter of a contract from the point of view of the contracting authority.</p><p>
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