The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 was implemented in January 2013. It’s already widely used within public sector procurement to build stronger and deeper relationships with suppliers and deliver more value to local communities. However, the Act is not yet being used within the planning process and as a result, communities are missing out o...

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Leading by Example – A series of interviews with some of the leading innovators pushing for Social Value in procurement with the aim of sharing their knowledge and inspiring others to follow their lead. In this feature we spoke to Terry Brewer of Harrow Council, who believes that embedding Social Value in the procurement process is crucial if it is...

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With the localisation of business rates being implemented over the coming years the importance of the local economy to councils will greatly increase, therefore providing a greater focus to local businesses through social value is essential Terry Brewer, Divisional Director of Procurement, Harrow and Brent Council Harrow Council refurbishes numerous of it...

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In 2014, Barclays was awarded the financial services contract by Bury Council as a part of an Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) financial services framework. This pilot study aimed to assess how the Social Value Portal (the Portal) could be used to set targets retrospectively and then to measure the ongoing delivery of social value (SV)...

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When developers, Legal & General Property approached the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham with a proposal to redevelop a large property, the combined parties wanted a question answered: “Would focusing on Social Value give the local community better outcomes than was usually the case?”. In the case of L&GP’s £100m project, 245 Hammersm...

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