Social Value in 2022 - A cross-sector perspective
Author WIG Date 23 Mar 2022
The Slide Deck for the WIG Webinar: Social Value in 2022 - A cross-sector perspective with Sam Rowbury, Director, Commercial Policy, Cabinet Office; Jennifer Robinson, Counsel, Dentons; and Jason Roberts, Director of Sustainability & Social Value, Mitie Group PLC
In September 2020 the Cabinet Office released a Policy Procurement Note (PPN) which launched a new model to deliver social value through government's commercial activities. The PPN stated that in central government departments, non-departmental bodies and executive agencies, social value should be explicitly evaluated in central government procurements over the Procurement Contract Regulations threshold as appropriate, where the requirements are related and proportionate to the subject-matter of the contract (rather than just ‘considered’ as currently required under the Public Services Social Value Act 2012). This marked a change in the way policymakers, commercial leads and those looking to supply government with services should approach social value.
Over a year on since the release of the PPN, this session will look at how social value is being assessed and how the public, private and not-for-profits sectors are working together to ensure there is real social value in all commercial activities
- Understand how policymakers, commercial leads and those supplying government are maximising social value in government contracts as appropriate, relevant and proportionate, and what the priorities for social value will be in 2022
- Hear how the Cabinet Office is working across departments, ALBs, agencies and others to embed a focus on social value, where there is need for further collaboration across broader public, private and not for profit sectors would help benefit
- Find out how a Private Sector organisation has been approaching social value in the last year, and how they have sought to work with their public sector partners on this
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Sam leads on commercial policy on behalf of the Government Commercial Function in the Cabinet Office. His team is responsible for Government policy on public procurement including reforming procurement law, developing new policies on issues such as social value and climate change, and action to open up more government contracts to small businesses and social enterprises. He is an experienced senior civil servant with over two decades working in the public sector
Jennifer is counsel in Dentons' Competition practice. Jennifer advises on all aspects of procurement law and subsidy control. She has supported clients on public, utilities, concessions and defense procurements for more than 15 years. Jennifer has worked with a wide range of clients including central government, local government, water companies, airports, energy companies, developers, universities and retailers. She advises purchasers on procurement strategy, leads on drafting procurement documents and is engaged in day-to-day delivery of projects.
Jennifer also advises suppliers on their engagement with government and responding to tenders. She has provided training to central government departments on social value issues. She has particular experience in advising on major energy, telecommunications and transport infrastructure projects, as well as service and technology outsourcing procurements. Jennifer has been recognized as a leading procurement lawyer in Who's Who Legal Government Contracts 2021.
Jason is responsible for sustainability and social value at Mitie and supports all aspects of the Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) agenda for the Group. As the leading Facilities Management provider in the UK, Mitie deliver essential services for Britain’s best-known brands, to train stations, airports, hospitals, and government assets. With over 25 years’ experience in the sustainability arena, Jason has supported clients in reducing their carbon emissions and environmental impact across the public and private sectors. Jason helped establish one of the original Mitie start-up businesses, creating low carbon solutions and further developing a Low Carbon Consultancy providing energy and carbon compliance against environmental legislation. In the last five years his attention has been concentrated on incorporating Sustainability and Social Value into the Mitie culture to upskill colleagues, create meaningful jobs and support the local community.