This case study document from the Newcastle City Council outlines how this council has implemented Social Value policies in their commissioning procedures and public service provisioning. Read the case study.
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Salford City Council has documents outlining in detail their social value policies and the positive impact that these policies have had on Salford’s economy and public services. View their Social Value and Sustainability Policy or read their 2017 Social Impact Report.
This Social Value commissioning policy document from the Greater Manchester Combined Authority outlines the councils objectives of, among other things,: creating jobs, improving living standards and making Manchester more environmentally sustainable. It also provides examples of what might be required of organisations working with the authority in order to meet […]
Background info This document outlines what the Council is seeking to achieve for Manchester’s residents and neighborhoods through Social Value. Its intention is to provide guidance, information and contact details as a support to suppliers when considering their ‘offer’ and delivery of social value when engaging in a Manchester procurement […]
Background info Salford City Council has produced this short document outlining how they used a social value approach in commissioning of services for recovering drug addicts and alcoholics. Prospective suppliers were asked how they would provide social, environmental and economic value to Salford in addition to providing the best possible […]
This blog has been published on the Social Value UK website, and is available here. In this blog post, Catherine Manning, Membership and Networks Manager at Social Value UK, explores how you can take steps to maximise the social value you can create through your procurement. What is social value? Social […]
This blog has been published on the Social Value UK website, and is available here. In this blog, Jessica Rimmer, Marketing and Communications intern at Social Value UK, writes about the increasing importance of social value being at the heart of council services. Meeting the needs of their community is the […]