E3M was created in 2012 to support UK social enterprises that deliver public services. A decade on, commissioning has improved – but culture and attitudes to risk still block progressive public procurement.
In a boost to advocates of greater role for social enterprise in public service delivery, new research demonstrates British citizens would favour them over private companies.
Social enterprises aren’t just small and fluffy, and that shouldn’t be news to civil servants and others, says Jonathan Bland. But widespread beliefs about social enterprises’ limitations damage their ability to reach their potential.
