Barcelona: Manchester’s ‘social value’ procurement boosts local economy

07 Mar 2018: Manchester City Council spends 71% of its procurement spending with local companies, according to new research. The analysis by the Centre for Local Economic Strategies (CLES) revealed that in 2016-17 the council spent around £320m on goods and services from Manchester businesses. This figure was just over 50% a decade ago. The council has been working with CLES for over 10 years …