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Nottinghamshire’s Public Sector Compact. Using Procurement to Integrate Employment and Skills Nigel Jackson February 2009. A Taster. The Main Event is taking Place on 25 th March at the Nottingham Ice Centre “BUILDING JOBS FOR THE FUTURE
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Nottinghamshire’s Public Sector Compact • Using Procurement to Integrate • Employment and Skills • Nigel Jackson February 2009
A Taster • The Main Event is taking Place on • 25th March at the Nottingham Ice Centre • “BUILDING JOBS FOR THE FUTURE • HARNESSING THE POWER OF PUBLIC • PROCUREMENT”
Public Procurement - The Potential - • Definition – “The ways in which the Public Sector Obtains Goods and Services for Itself and the Constituency it Serves” • A Position of Strength – Public Sector is the Biggest Employer and Provider of Services. It has Tremendous Economic Clout and Leverage. • Potential –Procurement can bring Considerable Added-Value over and above Value for Money.
Added-Value for Employment and Skills Public Sector Contracts can Include: • A Commitment to Workforce Development and Apprenticeships (the Skills Pledge) • The Training and Employment of Local People and Those Furthest Away From the Job Market (LEPs/Jobs Pledge) • The Use of Local Supply Chains to Increase the Positive Impact for the Local Area of Every Public Pound Spent
The Multiplier Effect • Including Skills and Employment Outputs in Public Sector Contracts can make a Major Contribution to the Prosperity of Local People and the Success of the Local Economy. • How? • Improvements in the Skills of Local People • A Reduction in the Number of IB Claimants • A Reduction in Poverty Levels • More Local Expenditure in Local Companies • High Quality Services • Greater Social Integration • = Value for Money!