Supporting you to integrate and maximise community benefit

Local councils play a pivotal role in ensuring that procurement meets financial objectives and delivers measurable social value to communities. Under the new Public Procurement Act 2023, this focus has become laser sharp.

At a time when UK budgets are tight, authorities will also want to be certain that their decision-making represents value for money for the taxpayer.

We frequently work with procurement teams like yours to understand your local priorities and to embed social value within your processes.

We can help you to:

Update your regional Social Value Strategy to address local needs and priorities, while aligning to national legislation.
Create models and templates for Tender Notices that encourage robust social value responses.
Ensure you have mechanisms that allow for full value to be articulated, measured and realised – such as value delivered via third party suppliers and the wider ecosystem.
Map and engage regional suppliers, with a clear communication plan.
Identify and tackle the common barriers to entry, opening a broad and diverse range of smaller suppliers, charities and social enterprise.
Establish robust qualitative and quantitative measures and measurement processes, together with enhanced approaches to scrutiny and continuous improvement.
Incentivise and achieve a lasting value legacy through contract delivery – with transformative benefits that last well beyond the contract period.

Social Value Toolbox

Coming soon…

Social Value Business is working in collaboration with Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to create a toolbox for Local Authorities.

It will be published here in February 2025 and will be packed with case studies, advice and practical support for integrating social value within procurement.