Social
Procurement
'Community', 'wellbeing' or 'social' procurement is increasingly a non-negotiable element of any project funded to any degree by central or local government.
We have significant experience in this area and our team can help you navigate these requirements – both on an individual project basis and as part of an ongoing strategy of community development and engagement.
We are proud of our track-record in helping our clients meet their social procurement targets for the development of local and Māori-owned businesses. Our work in this area has given us an in-depth understanding of the real-world difficulties in delivering the benefits of social procurement in a regulated working environment and helped the Far North District Council win the premier award at the 2022 LGFA Taituarā Local Government Excellence Awards, and a clutch of prizes at the 2022 IAP2 Australasia Conference – including top prize in the Community Development category, Australasia Project of the Year and International Project of the Year.
We also manage projects so have a practical understanding of the challenges involved in working with developing businesses to meet delivery targets. It takes strong relationship management and a good understanding of risk mitigation.