Question to the Cabinet Office:

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, pursuant to the answer of 15 September 2026 to Question 20853 on Government Departments: Procurement, and with reference to the paragraphs 10-12 of the guidance, Procurement Policy Note 026: The Social Value Model of August 2026, whether central government bodies (a) can or (b) should continue to use the existing social value requirements in contracts listed in Procurement Policy Note 002 for (i) direct awards and (ii) call-off contracts, under existing framework agreements, (1) prior to 1 January 2027 and (2) after 1 January 2027.

PPN002 should be applied to any in-scope contracts with a published tender notice or call-offs from frameworks established prior to 1 January 2027.

PPN 026 applies to contracts and frameworks with a tender notice published after 1 January 2027, and to call-off contracts awarded under frameworks set up where PPN 026 was applied.

Full details on the application requirements will be provided in the guidance to be published in autumn.