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 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 […]
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.
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 […]