10 May 2021
All partners need to work collaboratively to unlock the true potential of a regeneration project, writes Mike Woolliscroft, chief executive, Partnerships South, Countryside.
Sponsored comment from Countryside.
The UK government’s proposed procurement procedures outlined in its Transforming Public Procurement green paper set out the aim of speeding up and simplifying public procurement.
It proposes comprehensively streamlining and simplifying the complex framework of regulations that govern public procurement, and describes the expectation that procuring parties include economic, social and environmental outcomes as key criteria in assessment.
However, does this go far enough, especially in residential-led regeneration? A bolder approach could be beneficial when procuring partners or contractors for regenerative projects where the objectives of the project are multifaceted.