Overall Goal

Support inclusive economic growth by buying a greater share of our goods and services from London-based micro, small, medium-sized and/or diverse businesses 

Key Deliverables

Increase the proportion of goods and services we buy from micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) and diverse-owned businesses (distinguishing between direct spend and tier 1 spend).

Work Programme Highlights

• Running a Meet the Buyer event for MSMEs to learn how to access our procurement opportunities and enter oursupply chains   

• Production of guides for MSMEs on public sector procurement and demonstrating social value   

• Simplification of LAIN members’ procurement documentation (terms & conditions) 

• Reserving contracts specifically for MSMEs  

• Developing a database of diverse-owned businesses to market procurement opportunities

• Producing e-learning modules for procurement officers and other staff involved in commissioning to raise awareness of procuring from MSMEs and how to reduce barriers they face.

Programme Measures

• Overall spend (amount and proportion) - where possible, broken down as follows:     

• Direct spend with London-based MSMEs and diverse-owned businesses  

• Indirect spend with London-based MSMEs and diverse-owned businesses via Tier 1 contracts  

• No. and £ of contracts reserved for London-based MSMEs in this financial year     

• No (and £) of contracts awarded to MSMEs in this financial year   

• No (and £) of contracts awarded to diverse-owned businesses in this financial year  

• Number of forward purchasing plans published