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Buses: Procurement

Asked by Joe RobertsonConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 27 February 2026UIN 109394

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the scope within current procurement and trade obligations for contracting authorities to weight social value criteria to support UK jobs and supply chains in pub

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Through the work with the UK Bus Manufacturing Expert Panel my department is currently seeking agreement to implement a minimum weighting for social value to be considered when undergoing bus procurement.

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