Open Hastings Search or ask⌘K

Appendix 4 BSD - 30.06.2026

Committee report · Cabinet · Tue 30 Jun 2026 · East Sussex County Council · agenda item 5

Read the council's document ↗

In plain English

Each sentence was checked against the passage it cites; how the checking works.

Noted · Received for information; no decision followed.

The Council has spent £423m with local suppliers over the past 12 months, equating to 63% of total procurement spend, against a target of 60%. p3

Contracts with a combined value of £10.42m through the Property Frameworks used for the Planned Maintenance Programme secured £2.03m in Social Value, equating to 19%, bringing the final outturn figure for the year to 18% against a target of 10%. p5p6

1 further sentence of this summary was held back by verification and is not shown. We only publish claims that survived checking against the cited passages.

Show the 3 passages this is based on
  • p3K ey cross cutting programmes P rocurement Procurement, contract and supplier management activities The Council has spent £423m with local suppliers over the past 12 months. This equates to 63% of our total procurement spend, which meets our target of 60%. 1,409 local suppliers were used. The Procurement team continues to promote our contract opportunities to local suppliers, as well as building local supply chain opportunities into our tenders where possible. Social Value A number of contracts that commenced in 2025/26 secured significant social value commitment, including: · East Sussex Warm Home Check Service: The successful supplier committed to a Social Value offer of £314k over the initial 2 year contract term (57% of contract spend). Social Value benefits included: spend through local supply chains, including voluntary and community groups, and a commitment to support local people to achieve service relevant NVQ level qualifications. · Skills Bootcamps: 13 contracts for flexible, short vocational courses designed to improve the skills of the workforce in key sectors were awarded. They are offered to adults aged 19 and over. The successful suppliers committed to a social value offer of £670k (37% of total contract spend). Social Value benefits included: training and development opportunities to local businesses, apprenticeships, work experience, local employment to deliver the contract, business support and advice, volunteering, employability support, facilities offered to local voluntary and community groups, career awareness programmes and jobs for the long term unemployed. · Contractor for the construction of the Exceat Bridge Replacement Scheme: the successful supplier committed to a Social Value offer of £1.5m over the 2-year contract term (14% of contract spend).
  • p5Significant Social Value commitments were also secured through our Property Frameworks used for the Planned Maintenance Programme in 2025/26. Contracts with a combined value of £10.42m were awarded and secured £2.03m in Social Value, which equates to 19%. The Social Value commitments included targeted spend with local sub-contracted suppliers and contractors, which is an important contributor to economic growth, training for local small businesses and various employment and skills initiatives, including apprenticeship opportunities, local employment, and work experience offered to local schools and colleges.
  • p6This brings our final outturn figure for the year to 18% against a target of 10%. Procurement policy The new East Sussex Social Value model was developed and implemented in 2025/26. This new model aligns more closely with the Council’s established priorities and with the national approach to securing and delivering social value benefits. An engagement plan has been rolled out to key stakeholders. Implementation of the model is now fully underway, with support and guidance in place for procurement officers. A guidance document for service officers is being finalised. The Procurement Policy Team has continued work to ensure the Procurement Act 2023 (PA23) is embedded into the Council’s Procurement and Supply Chain operations. Oracle Implementation

Places and organisations it names

Other papers for this meeting

The council's document is the record; this page collects what Open Hastings knows about it. If something here is wrong, it is corrected in place and logged on the about page.