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DCMS small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) action plan: 2025 to 2028

The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) is backing your business by making it easier for small businesses to access public sector supply chains, removing unnecessary burdens and costs.

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Department for Culture, Media and Sport
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24 March 2026
Last updated:
28 September 2026 — See all updates
This was published under the 2024 to 2026 Starmer Labour government

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DCMS small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) action plan: 2025 to 2028

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The Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s (DCMS) small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) action plan for 2025 to 2028 outlines how DCMS will reduce barriers and increase opportunities for SMEs to work with government.

The action plan sets out our SME procurement spend targets and our actions to raise SME participation and spend from April 2025 to March 2028.

Updates to this page

Published 24 March 2026
Last updated 28 September 2026 — Show all updates

  1. Added the 2025/2026 SME spend data statistics.

  2. First published.

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