Here's the latest buyer, business and community insights and updates from across the marketplace.

Warwickshire Young High Sheriff YHS) Programme

Hosted by the charity Warwickshire Crimebeat, the Young High Sheriff Programme is a unique civic and crime prevention initiative which embeds into secondary schools; designed to give young people a direct voice in community safety and leadership.Launched as a national...

Silbers CiC

Silbers CIC, alongside community partner The VC Gallery Charity is launching the first prototype modular mini-home and community hub model as part of a wider Welsh eco-village and social regeneration programme. This is a practical, scalable solution to help address the...

The 2026 Public Procurement Squeeze: Why "Box-Ticking" is Dead and How Local SMEs Are Holding the £7.4bn Answer

The landscape of UK public sector procurement has hit a point of no return. As we move through 2026, the traditional playbook used by Tier-1 contractors and public buyers is no longer just outdated—it is a compliance liability...

Pluggin Marketplace: The Tier 1 Supplier Strategic Social Value Battlefield

The United Kingdom public procurement sector is undergoing its most significant structural realignment in decades, driven by the implementation of the Procurement Act 2023. This statutory framework, which went into effect in early 2025, has fundamentally altered how public sector...

Pluggin Marketplace Launches National Apprenticeship Levy Hand-off Campaign

Having successfully tested the way for the large Tier-1 suppliers to seamlessly offset their unused, expiring Apprenticeship Levy funds directly into grassroots organisations within public contracts, the Pluggin Marketplace is now scaling this radical way for all major suppliers to...

80 percent crime and ASB reduction in Woodend Community – Coventry

Within Coventry, our Woodend outreach bus (3–7pm) has cut crime & ASB by 80%, engaging youth with activities & support...