Social Value - Page 3

Public bodies have a duty to consider the impact on local communities when procuring goods and services. Broadly speaking, their aim is to allocate finite funds and resources in a way that maximises the benefit to peo...

Our recent article for NE Times focused on how investing in social projects may not only enable you to sleep better at night but could also increase your chances…

Executive Compass attended a procurement exhibition this week (Procurex North) and one topic that was highlighted across the board was social value: specifically, what is being done by commissioners and many local aut...

Social value is going to be a permanent fixture within the procurement world. The introduction of the Social Value Act in 2012 confirmed this by ensuring that every organisation procuring services had to take account ...

Procuring for Good, a new report published by Social Enterprise UK, has researched how councils in England consider social value. The study sent freedom of information requests to local authorities across the country ...

Since the incorporation of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 we have found many companies struggle responding to related tender questions.

This new piece of legislation has been somewhat of a hot topic in the office, and it has indeed been the focus of more than one of our blog and news articles over the past year.