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Consultancy Today briefing: Tuesday 3 November 2026
One story from the last 24 hours, one event or deadline today and one date for the week ahead.
Stories from the last 24 hours
Cabinet Office and Treasury publish SME action plan with 30% and 22% spend targets
The two departments have published a joint SME action plan for 2025 to 2028 setting out procurement spend targets, 18-month commercial pipelines and supplier events run with the Government Commercial Agency.
Today
Building Awards
Takes place today at Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane.
This week
Tomorrow's Engineers Week
Starts on Monday 9 November.
About this briefing
Published on weekday mornings. Every item comes from a story Consultancy Today has already published and checked against its sources, from dates organisers have published, or from our data trackers. See the events and awards calendar, or get the week's stories by email with the weekly newsletter.