PPN 06/16 (PCR 2015)
Armed Forces Covenant
In: Plan > Strategy and plan
Overview
This PPN applies to all central government departments, their executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies (collectively referred to as 'in-scope organisations'). In-scope organisations should consider encouraging suppliers to sign the Armed Forces Covenant (the ‘Covenant’), which is a public sector pledge to demonstrate support for the armed forces community, by including text at Annex A of this PPN in invitation to tender documents.
The Covenant’s two key principles are: the armed forces community should not face disadvantages when compared to other citizens in the provision of public and commercial services, and; special consideration is appropriate in some cases, especially for those who have been injured or are bereaved.
Objective at this commercial stage
When planning the procurement and publishing tender documents, in-scope organisations should consider encouraging suppliers to sign the Armed Forces Covenant, by including the text at Annex A of this PPN (i.e. PPN 06/16) in invitation to tender documents.
Key considerations at this commercial stage
In-scope organisations should:
- consider encouraging suppliers to sign the Armed Forces Covenant, by including the text at Annex A of this PPN (i.e. PPN 06/16) in invitation to tender documents.
Legal framework
This PPN should be read alongside the relevant parts of the legal framework but it is not designed to provide guidance on a particular clause or regulation from the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015).
Additional support and guidance
Make sure you:
- read the PPN and any supporting implementation guidance
- seek legal and commercial advice in the context of specific procurements
