the value add

This session is aimed at business looking to understand the simple steps they need to take to win more work with government. It covers the National TOMs and the Social Value Model.

Social Value is now a given, but it is NOT a National strategy and the 4 kingdoms of our devolved UK are addressing the opportunity in different ways. This session brought together social value leaders together from England, Scotland and Wales to share their experiences and discuss their ambitions.

Globally, the Duke of Edinburgh has had an enormous impact on millions of young people since its inception in 1956. However, over the years, the positive impacts on young people, adult mentors, and wider society have only been shown through anecdotal evidence. Hear how they turned this into tangible, measurable, social value.

Read how GreenZone Cleaning and Support Services set out to revolutionise the commercial cleaning industry by delivering a truly social, environmental and economically sustainable service. Read more about how they got on.

Read about how Essex County Council created a custom National TOMs, and proceeded to create hundreds of jobs in local communities.

We’ve put together a guide that talks you through how best to integrate social value into your planning process, and ultimately, how to do more good in your community. https://socialvalueportal.com/wp-admin/post-new.php?wp-post-new-reload=true#

Social value sits at the heart of what One Manchester does and helps to differentiate it as much more than a housing and community services provider; with social investment as one of its key drivers.

Right now, a huge amount of social value funds are sitting on the table, untouched. The way things stand, communities are missing out on up to £30 billion of social benefits – all because developers are not being asked to factor social value into the planning applications.

Want to do good at no extra cost to your organisation? Don’t we all! There is a way. Embedding social value into procurement has enormous potential to do just that. It can radically improve the economic, social and environmental wellbeing that a contract delivers.

How many times are the words “social value” heard in public sector procurement departments each week? Probably loads – and we’re delighted about that. Social value is one of the key themes of the National Procurement Strategy for Local Government and is really gaining momentum.

As an expert in transport infrastructure, Colas' work has a significant impact on local businesses and communities, so it instigated a five-year social value strategy.

As 2022 marks 10 years since the Public Services (Social Value) Act came into force, Guy Battle takes stock of where we are, and how things look for the year to come. 

We examine the changing attitude towards social value in our response to Savills' 'Spotlight: Social Value in Real Estate'.

Social Value Portal CEO Guy Battle writes about the the growing prominence of social value and asks us what does social value action look like?

Social Value Portal have released new guidance for design teams entitled 'Maximising social value in design' to combats a lack of engagement in social value.

WSP started working with Social Value Portal to demonstrate its focus on social value and align itself with a best practice tool that complements the needs of local authorities.