Small and Medium Business Hub
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Centralised guidance for SMEs and departments on government's commitment to support start-ups and small businesses via government procurement, and commit to paying them on time.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 5
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Governance & assurance
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
Centralised guidance for SMEs and departments on government's commitment to support start-ups and small businesses via government procurement, and commit to paying them on time. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- How we are backing your business
- How are we supporting the commitment?
- Government Targets and Action Plans
- SME Crown Representative
- VCSE organisations
- Paying suppliers on time
- Raising concerns about poor public procurement practice and reclaim monies owed
- Increasing visibility of tenders and contracts
- Helpful Links
Source and licence
Cabinet Office
AttributionCabinet Office, ‘Small and Medium Business Hub’ (updated 21 July 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026