Supply Management – the official media outlet of the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS) – have published an article about how Manchester City Council has opened up public sector commissioning to local suppliers. “Manchester City Council (MCC) increased local engagement and participation in its contracts by reducing the […]
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A document from Social Enterprise UK. Local authority or public body? This guide is designed to help you embed social value in all your commissioning and procurement practices. November 2012. The Social Value Guide, produced in association with Anthony Collins Solicitors, aims to help those affected by the Social Value […]
A report by Social Enterprise UK Communities Count: the Four Steps to Unlocking Social Value is the most comprehensive research report to date on social value. With practical recommendations for organisations in all sectors. Based on 200 telephone interviews with senior leaders in 77 local authorities and 123 housing associations, […]
“Housing providers are expected to deliver more than ever before, but with less resource. Many are now turning to the supply chain to generate social value, but both housing providers and contractors have some key questions”“This new toolkit is user-friendly and easy to navigate, with step by step guidance, detailed […]
In this short case study, Howard Hughes, Corporate Procurement Manager at Watford Borough Council, discusses how social value has been put on the council’s agenda. Read it here.
This blog was originally published on the Social Enterprise Mark CIC website, and is available here. Public sector commissioners are coming under unprecedented financial and political pressure to make huge savings, particularly in the health service. Unfortunately, this type of pressure only leads to short-termism rather than more strategic, long […]
This Report by the Director for Digital and Resources of Adur and Worthing Councils outlines how this local council authority has implemented Social value into their Procurement strategies and mindset with a mind to sustainability, environmental impact and maximising the positive impact on the local community and economy in 2016/17. Read […]
Birmingham City Council has attempted to implement social value driven policies in its procurement through the creation of the Birmingham Business Charter for Social Responsibility, encouraging public, private and third sector entities which do business with Birmingham City Council to commit themselves to maximising the well being of the local […]
This resource page from the Coventry City Council website outlines the council’s social value policies and contains numerous case studies of social value policies being put into practice with positive results. Visit the resource page.
Here is a set of documents released by Bristol City in March 2016 Council outlining their social value policy and going into the details of how the council applies social value to its policies in commissioning related particularly to environmental issues, boosting employment and supporting small local businesses. View the […]