On how it might know whether efforts to transform public procurement have been successful, the GCF told us that government could look at the number of challenges they get and the number of disputes. The GCF noted that alternatively government could also look at the KPI performance or social value criteria and whether they are seeing that those are being usefully applied to generate more than just price and quality for the contract itself. GCF reflected that a national procurement policy state...

On how it might know whether efforts to transform public procurement have been successful, the GCF told us that government could look at the number of challenges they get and the number of disputes. The GCF noted that alternatively government could also look at the KPI performance or social value criteria and whether they are seeing that those are being usefully applied to generate more than just price and quality for the contract itself. GCF reflected that a national procurement policy statement is permitted by the new 48 C&AG’s Report para 1.5 49 Q 71 50 Q 71 51 Committee of Public Accounts, Transforming rehabilitation: progress review, Nin Type: conclusion | Number: 31 | Response status: accepted Government response: Contracting authorities will have clear legal requirements to upload information on procurements to the central digital platform within certain timescales, this includes publishing contract award notices for above threshold contracts (those generally above £213,000),