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10% -- tender score weighting for UK public sector tenders (2025)
Under the UK Procurement Act, a minimum of 10% of the total score in public sector tenders must be assigned to social value.
- Minimum required threshold; weighting can be higher depending on the specific contract.
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10%
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Percentage
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2025
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B
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60
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30
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45
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95
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UK Government (Procurement Act)
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https://klowconsulting.com/the-importance-of-social-value-when-bidding/ ↗
Source Article
Why try harder? - The importance of social value when bidding - K Low Consulting
Social value is no longer a ‘nice-to-have’. With the introduction of the Procurement Act, it’s become a formal and, often crucial, part of public sector tendering.
A minimum of 10% of the total score must now be assigned to social value in tenders. And, depending on the contract you are bidding on, …
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UK Government (Procurement Act)
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Regulatory requirement under the UK Procurement Act, cited by K Low Consulting blog
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UK public sector tenders: 10% tender score weighting. Source: UK Government (Procurement Act) (2025). Via Lighthouse Intelligence -- https://lighthousedata.io/data/social-value-tender-score-weighting-uk
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