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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]