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Social Value Group

Social Value is more important than ever and has a key role to play in tackling the challenges faced in the built environment

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The long-term wellbeing and resilience of our communities has never been more critical, and the world of social value is maturing rapidly. Organisations can no longer afford to ignore the communities in which they work. Investors and clients are holding their supply chain to higher standards of accountability, with robust measurement and reporting requirements focusing on long-term, evidence based outcomes.

In late 2020, the Government published its Social Value Model in the Procurement Policy Note 06/20 (PPN 06/20). It subsequently published guidance on exactly how to use the Model, and metrics to measure impact. This has the useful effect of defining exactly how organisations can implement the Public Services (Social value) Act 2012. The PPN 06/20 requires central government procurement to explicitly evaluate social value, with a minimum 10% weighting of score put on the topic.

Measuring Social Value requires a deeper understanding of organisational objectives, supply chains, and the supplier base. The purpose of the School’s Social Value Tools report is to assist the Partners and Members of the Supply Chain Sustainability School with relevant information required in understanding the narrative behind the measurement of Social Value, including: what parameters should be considered for Social Value measurement, what Social Value reporting tools are currently available as well as with case studies demonstrating the different approaches to measuring Social Value that can be taken.

Social Value - Sustainability Short

In this short animated video, we explore what Social Value is and the different meanings Social Value can have. We also look at the benefits that can occur from delivering Social Value and different examples of Social Value that can be delivered in a local community.

Social Value – Sustainability Short

Group Outputs:

Explore key resources below developed by the Social Value Group.

Embedding Social Value in Procurement: A Practical Guide for SMEs
While SMEs play a clear role in supporting the UK economy, their contribution to delivering social value is often underestimated. SMEs also face an array of barriers when attempting to deliver and embed social value within their organisations. This guide aims to identify these barriers and provide solutions to them, to facilitate the embedding and delivery of social value.
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Navigating Social Value: A Guide to Key Terms and the Evolving Social Landscape
Developed by the Supply Chain Sustainability School and delivered through Action Sustainability, this guide explores commonly used terms in discussions about social value and illustrates their connection to evolving concepts. While this guide doesn’t encompass an exhaustive list of terms, it aims to define and differentiate the key terms frequently encountered in social value discussions.
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Social Value Tools Report
The purpose of this report is to assist the Partners and Members of the Supply Chain Sustainability School with relevant information required in understanding the narrative behind the measurement of Social Value, including: what parameters should be considered for Social Value measurement, what Social Value reporting tools are currently available as well as with case studies demonstrating the different approaches to measuring Social Value that can be taken.
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2024/2025 Social Value Group Update

To learn more about the group’s targets and objectives for 2024/2025, download the Business Plan here.

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2024/2025 Social Value Group Update

Social Value topics aligned with PPN 06/20

View the Social Value related topics below aligned with the 5 themes in the Government’s Social Value Model – PPN 06/20:

Topic
Covid-19 Recovery

Helping local communities to manage and recover from the impact…

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Energy and Carbon Training

Climate change is the biggest issue of our time and…

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Equal Opportunity

Tackling workforce inequality and reducing the disability employment gap.

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Tackling Economic Inequality

Creating new businesses, new jobs and new skills.

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Wellbeing Training

Addressing wellbeing and welfare improvement across the whole value chain…

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Group Activities:

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Social Value – What is it and Why is it Important?

This self-enrol learning pathway contains beginner-level resources that will help to understand what social value is and why it is important. The content will introduce you to relevant social value legislation, policy and the current industry landscape. It will also cover drivers for social value as well as the business case for addressing this topic. It is the perfect place to start if you want to know more about social value, but don’t know where to begin.

 

Social Value: Measuring and Reporting: Different Approaches

This self-enrol learning pathway contains intermediate-level resources that will help to understand and demystify the measurement and reporting aspects of Social Value. The content will introduce you to different approaches of Social Value measurement, related terminologies, and the latest case studies from the industry. It is the perfect pathway to start if you want to know more about measuring Social Value and different approaches to make this journey simpler for you and your supply chain.

The pathway assumes a basic understanding of Social Value. If you don’t have this level of understanding, we recommend completing the ‘Social Value: What is it and Why is it Important?’ pathway.

Meet the Team:

Vaishali and Sam are here to help get Partners involved with the Social Value Group.

Vaishali Baid
Group Manager
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Samuel Walker
Group Support
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Meeting Notes:

Download notes from any of the previous Social Value Group meetings below.

Meeting Dates:

The dates for all Social Value Group meetings have now been set for 2024. Please see below for further details and the notes from previous meetings.

 Date/ TimeLocation
10th December 2024, 10am – 12pmMicrosoft Teams
19th March 2025, 10:00am – 12pmMicrosoft Teams
9th July 2025, 10:00am – 12pmMicrosoft Teams
17th September 2025, 10:00am – 12pmMicrosoft Teams
10th December 2025, 10:00am – 12pmMicrosoft Teams
18th March 2026, 10:00am – 12pmMicrosoft Teams

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