Understanding Social Value in Contracting - A cross-sector perspective
Author WIG Date 8 Feb 2021
A PDF copy of the slides used in the WIG Webinar: Understanding Social Value in Contracting - A cross-sector perspective with Samantha Butler, Head of Social Value Skills and Engagement, Cabinet Office and David Dinsdale, Industry Value Advisor, SAP
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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 states 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 marks a change in the way policymakers, commercial leads and those looking to supply government with services should approach social value.
In order to fully understand what these changes mean for both government, the private sector suppliers and not for profit, WIG was pleased to welcome Samantha Butler, Lead on Social Value Skills Development at the Cabinet Office, alongside a private sector perspective to discuss the changes. Join us online:
- Understand what Social Value means and how policymakers, commercial leads and those supplying government can maximise social value in government contracts as appropriate, relevant and proportionate
- Find out how a Private Sector organisation approaches social value already and how it will adapt to the new approach