The Cabinet Office announced measures on 27 September 2026 aimed at directing public spending toward growth and jobs. Under the plans, utility companies including electricity, gas and water networks would be expected to use procurement to support manufacturing jobs and skills in Britain. The release said legislation would be introduced when parliamentary time allows if companies did not follow the government's lead.

The National Shipbuilding Office would be given oversight of all future civil ship procurement, intended to provide a clearer demand pipeline and a simpler procurement route, including work with European allies. More detail was expected in the Shipbuilding and Maritime Technology Action Plan planned for later that year. A new research vessel for the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, replacing the RV Cefas Endeavour, would be open only to UK shipyards, with Defra applying the national security exemption in the Procurement Act 2023.

A new Insourcing Unit within the Office for the Prime Minister and Cabinet would coordinate departmental insourcing, complement the Public Interest Test for most central government service contracts valued above £1 million, and support reduced consultancy spending. The release said that, subject to a Public Interest Test, the Cabinet Office would look to bring building management services back in-house, with the process beginning when current contracts end in 2028.