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PROCUREMENT
A one in a million jobs model
By Matthew Gordon | 01 September 2026
Matthew Gordon looks at how local government can use procurement to turn social value commitments into measurable local jobs and outcomes for care-experienced young people and other residents.
PROCUREMENT
The social value 'black hole': ensuring the evidence follows the public sector promise
By Steve Butterworth | 17 June 2026
If we want social value to carry the weight it now commands in procurement, we must design for de...
HOUSING
Market-shaping councils, better housing outcomes
By Joanne Drew | 11 June 2026
Joanne Drew considers the role of councils in enabling housing delivery and shaping local housing...
RESILIENCE
Local Power Plan will fail unless we share power, not just infrastructure
By Emily Morrison | 24 February 2026
Emily Morrison says that done right, the Local Power Plan could help build local resilience for d...
HOUSING
Why council housing teams need an entrepreneurial mindset
By Nicola Mathers | 23 February 2026
Research by Future of London reveals council housing teams are finding that an entrepreneurial ap...
PROCUREMENT
Procurement law reforms could stifle the freedom to achieve best value
By Gayle Monk | 08 September 2025
As the Government proposes procurement law reforms, Mark Cook and Gayle Monk urge a focus on stre...
PROCUREMENT
Links in a chain
By KIngsley Clarke | 29 July 2025
Kingsley Clarke looks at what local government teams need to know about construction SMEs’ Procur...
PLACE-MAKING
Rediscovering the purpose of economic strategy
By Sarah Longlands | 05 February 2025
Being able to identify and focus in on the key objective – the ‘why’ – of economic policy is unde...
SOCIAL VALUE
Westminster's success in harnessing social value
By Cllr Geoff Barraclough | 12 December 2024
Cllr Geoff Barraclough explains how Westminster LBC is unlocking the benefits of social value fro...
POLICY
Social prosperity ahead
By Callin McLinden | 14 October 2024
Councils must be supported through a nationwide capacity-building and guidance outreach programme...
PROCUREMENT
Time for a Duty of Public Value
By Mo Baines | 09 July 2024
An expansive ‘Duty of Public Value', as opposed to Best Value would allow decisions to be made th...
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Director of Resources
£71,288 - £77,905 per annum
Premium jobDartmoor National Park Authority is the body that oversees the vibrant, living, working landscape and communities of Dartmoor National Park. Apply for this job
Corporate Finance Team Leader
£51,356 to £54,495 per annum (pay award pending)
£51,356 to £54,495 per annum (pay award pending) 29 days annual leave, rising to 34 after 5 years’ service, flexi time, and membership of the Local... Apply for this job
Waste Services and Fleet Manager
£57,237 - £59,577 per annum
You will lead projects and programmes, evaluate performance and benchmarking information Apply for this job
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