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The Go4Growth Programme is a fully funded service designed to help small businesses and VCSEs start out, develop and grow within the public sector.

29/10/2026

How accessible is your supplier marketplace?

Over the last couple of months, we've taken you on a journey to explore some of the challenges facing public sector procurement.

We've looked at everything from barriers to entry and supplier participation to the importance of engagement and building stronger supplier relationships.

We've also considered what practical steps organisations can take to create more inclusive, competitive and accessible marketplaces.

But understanding the challenges is only the first step.

Knowing where your organisation stands right now can help you make meaningful improvements.

That's where the Go4Growth Marketplace Accessibility Assessment comes in.

Our free assessment helps public sector organisations reflect on where they are now, identifies potential barriers and supports understanding around where improvements could be made.

Whether you're already taking steps to improve accessibility or are just beginning to explore what's possible, the assessment provides an invaluable starting point.

If you've been following our campaign but haven't yet completed the assessment, now's the time to take action.

Gain a clearer picture of your marketplace accessibility and identify key areas for improvement by completing the assessment today:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MarketplaceAccessibility

27/10/2026

As we move towards the end of our Marketplace Accessibility campaign, we'd like to take a moment to look at what accessible public-sector procurement looks like from a supplier's perspective.

Finding the right opportunities, understanding tender requirements and navigating complex bidding processes can present real challenges to many smaller organisations.

That's why meaningful supplier engagement and hands-on support are so important.

In our latest podcast, we're joined by Jake and Josh from Big Sky Creative Ltd - a small video production business based in Barnsley that we've worked with since 2022.

Listen as they share their experiences of navigating public sector procurement, how their approach to tendering has developed and some of the lessons they've learned on their journey.

We also explore what public sector buyers can do to make opportunities more accessible to SMEs and the importance of building stronger supplier relationships.

Because ultimately improving marketplace accessibility starts with understanding the businesses you're trying to reach.

Have a listen to the podcast here:
https://go4growthpodcast.buzzsprout.com/2002384/episodes/19935763-episode-22-small-but-mighty-how-small-businesses-are-winning

21/10/2026

Improving marketplace accessibility isn't always about making major changes.

Sometimes the greatest impact comes from focusing on a specific procurement project, competition or sector.

For those looking to take a more targeted approach, our Lite Programme brings together all the supplier engagement, capability building and competition support from our flagship Core programme dedicated to a specific target audience.

From dedicated supplier learning resources and competition/market-specific webinars to bidder guidance and one-to-one mentoring, Go4Growth Lite helps suppliers build the confidence and capability needed to bid for public sector contracts.

By providing suppliers with free access to practical support and resources, Lite helps organisations increase participation, improve bid quality and strengthen competition.

It's clear that stronger engagement delivers results with Go4Growth's wider work seeing a 70% increase in engagement with public sector opportunities and a 30% increase in awarded work to SME/VCSEs.

Prepare the market. Strengthen competition. Improve outcomes.

Join the many organisations are working with Go4Growth to improve supplier participation and procurement outcomes:

https://go4growth.co.uk/case-studies

19/10/2026

Creating a more accessible supplier marketplace takes more than just setting targets.

It's about consistent engagement, supplier development and a long-term commitment to strengthening how organisations connect with their markets.

For organisations ready to take action, the flagship Go4Growth Core Programme brings that support together as one complete programme.

Our 12-month Marketplace Development Programme combines supplier engagement, capability building, market intelligence and competition support to increase participation, strengthen supplier confidence and improve procurement outcomes.

Providing a structured approach to reducing barriers, strengthening supplier relationships and creating more opportunities for SMEs, VCSEs and local businesses, this is funded by the contracting authority and delivered free of charge to suppliers.

The programme offers a fantastic opportunity for businesses to build their capability and confidence to compete for public-sector opportunities.

With over 2,100 market engagements per year, our Core programme supports organisations in moving beyond individual interventions towards long-term marketplace development.

Building stronger supplier markets and creating lasting, measurable impact.

See how organisations are working with Go4Growth to ensure marketplace development is at the top of their agenda:

https://go4growth.co.uk/case-studies

09/10/2026

Understanding where you stand is just the starting point.

Once you've understood the barriers affecting supplier participation, the next step is deciding where change will have the greatest impact and working to turn that insight into action.

Improving market engagement, developing internal capability, removing unnecessary barriers or giving suppliers the support they need to participate more confidently - these are all things that could make the difference.

Throughout our Marketplace Accessibility campaign, we've looked into the different ways that organisations can move from understanding the challenge to making positive, tangible change.

Because ultimately, insight is most valuable when it leads to action.

Are you ready to turn insight into action?

Discover how organisations are creating stronger, more accessible supplier marketplaces with our support:

https://go4growth.co.uk/case-studies

07/10/2026

Carbon commitments are becoming increasingly important.

But what's the best way to turn them into measurable action across your supply chain?

For many public sector organisations, a significant proportion of emissions often sit within the supply chain. The challenge is educating multiple suppliers at different stages of understanding whilst also measuring and reducing their carbon impact.

Go4Growth Carbon can help to bridge the gap.

Our programme engages collaboratively with suppliers to build carbon awareness, support carbon footprint measurement and develop practical Carbon Reduction Plans.

All whilst providing organisations with the crucial data and reporting needed to understand progress and demonstrate impact.

We are delighted that to date more than 1,250 suppliers have participated and 28,000+ carbon reduction actions have been completed.

Support suppliers to take action. Measure progress. Demonstrate impact.

See how organisations are turning carbon ambition into measurable action here:

https://go4growth.co.uk/case-studies

06/10/2026

Building a more accessible supplier marketplace takes time, resources and the right tools.

However, help is at hand!

Our Go4Growth in a Box product provides procurement, commissioning and economic development teams with a complete supplier marketplace development toolkit - enabling you to turn accessibility and supplier engagement ambitions into action.

Built from six years of research, evidence and more than 78,000 supplier interventions, it brings together practical resources and proven frameworks to help teams not only design but deliver and measure their own supplier engagement programme.

Resources can be adapted and used within your organisation, helping you build internal capability while creating a more consistent approach to marketplace development.

Everything you need, ready to use in one simple toolkit.

See how organisations are building stronger, more accessible supplier marketplaces with Go4Growth:

https://go4growth.co.uk/case-studies

01/10/2026

Let's take a moment to consider what an accessible marketplace actually looks like?

It's more than simply making opportunities available.

It's all about understanding your market, engaging suppliers early, removing unnecessary barriers and creating procurement processes that encourage more SMEs and VCSEs to step up.

When markets are easier to access, we don't just increase participation - we create stronger, more competitive, and more sustainable supplier marketplaces.

And that's what marketplace accessibility is all about.

Looking to create a more accessible supplier marketplace?

Discover how Go4Growth can help:
https://go4growth.co.uk/public-sector

24/09/2026

SME procurement is improving, but many public sector organisations are still falling short of where they need and want to be.

The SME Procurement Tracker shows Central Government remains behind its SME spending goals while Local Government leads the way through continued focus and engagement.

For procurement teams, the challenge is turning ambition into measurable results that delivers real impact on the ground.

This means understanding barriers to participation, engaging suppliers effectively and creating procurement processes that enable SMEs to succeed.

At Go4Growth, we work with public sector organisations to increase SME and VCSE participation, strengthen supplier engagement and support the delivery of procurement objectives.

We’ve proud to have engaged more than 27,000 suppliers - helping organisations build stronger, more accessible and more competitive procurement markets.

If your organisation is looking to increase SME participation and achieve your procurement objectives, visit our website to learn how we can help:

https://go4growth.co.uk/

22/09/2026

Creating an accessible marketplace isn't a nice to have - it's a capability that your organisation needs to build.

Many organisations are committed to improving supplier engagement and reducing barriers to entry.

The challenge is often knowing where to start and having the time, space and resources to build the necessary infrastructure, and then knowing how to deliver it consistently.

Enter the Go4Growth Practitioner Programme.

We've specifically designed this for multiple teams including procurement, commissioning, local economic development and social value/sustainability professionals to help organisations deliver their own in-house Marketplace Development Programme.

Why?

The Practitioner Programme not only equips an organisation with ready made resources and templates to use in the market, it also includes CPD accredited training on marketplace development to help your team deliver accessible, proportionate and equitable support to your markets.

See how organisations across the UK are building internal capability to create more accessible, competitive and sustainable supplier marketplaces.

Explore our case studies here:

https://go4growth.co.uk/case-studies

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