According to the firm, social value has been mandatory in public procurement for five years, yet Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) research shows fewer than 40% of infrastructure organisations build it into procurement or design briefs.
Is there a gap between policy and outcomes? AtkinsRéalis explores a programme the engineering services and nuclear company delivered at Liverpool Central Station, where a five-week, multi-disciplinary work trial guided local jobseekers through a live infrastructure project and into work. With Liverpool City Region eyeing the approach as a blueprint, it points to what a more locally grounded model can look like in practice.
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