Social Value Related Content
Supporting better deployment of the PPN06/20 Social Value Model
The Impact Evaluation Standard framework for social value reporting helps address specific PPN06/20 challenges. Read our overview of how it supports contracting authorities.
Transforming research through citizen social science
Dr Saffron Woodcraft from the UCL Institute for Global Prosperity unpacks empowering communities and transforming research through citizen social science.
Open Access Government January 2024
We wish you a wonderful New Year with our exciting January 2024 digital edition, full of insights from political representatives, thought leaders, industry associations and specialists.
Examining the Salem witch trials: Digitising 400 years of historical records
In this exclusive, we hear from Matt Killen, CIO of the City of Salem, as he describes the process of digitising 400 years of historical records and the value of making history accessible.
Social prescribing & building for health in the NHS
We hear from Rhea Horlock, Head of Corporate Social Responsibility at NHS Property Services (NHSPS), who discusses social prescribing & building for health.
Creating greater social value in Housing Associations
How can Housing Associations create and increase their social value during economic uncertainty? Payment providers could gauge affordability and prioritise debt avoidance.
How to leverage social value to win public sector contracts
How can businesses leverage social value to attract and retain customers and win public sector contracts in 2023.
Social value is not a tick box exercise – three principles for making a...
Companies are now required to demonstrate social value as part of a procurement process, particularly when bidding for public sector tenders.
Understanding scope 3: Why supporting suppliers to cut carbon is good for everyone
Guy Battle, CEO of Social Value Portal, explores how Scope 3 standards offer a new perspective and a clear path forward for those ready to take the next steps on their decarbonisation journey.
Denmark’s long-term vision for digital development
Agency for Digital Government, chart Denmark’s long-term vision for digital development spanning the public and private sectors.
Geospatial data investments improved in the public sector
New guidance on geospatial data in the public sector has been published, setting rules on assessing the economic, social and environmental value of investments in location data.
What policies and practices are needed to support Levelling Up?
Three years since the phrase Levelling Up was first coined as the slogan to symbolise Boris Johnson’s plans to spread opportunity in left-behind parts of the country - What still needs to be done?
As I write this article, the two candidates vying to replace him as Prime Minister have...
Joined-up refuse planning and education key to reducing fly-tipping
Fly-tipping is a blight on society and incurs a huge cost for both local authorities and land owners: we need a joined-up, consistent strategy.
Support for public sector bodies struggling to embed the PPN06/20 Social Value Model
Neil Macdonald, CEO at Thrive, explains how using the Impact Evaluation Standard to report on social value in government contracts can actually lead to far better outcomes for communities and for suppliers.
Social value: A better investment all round
Paul Styler, Director of Infrastructure Solutions, ETL, argues that social value can be a greater driver for investment over financial gain.
Levelling Up: How to create social value in 2022
This year, the government set out their vision for ‘levelling up’ the UK. Guy Battle, CEO, Social Value Portal, provides a response to the white paper and some words of wisdom for anyone looking to reduce inequality in their community.
10 years of the Social Value Act
As 2022 marks 10 years since the Social Value Act came into force, Guy Battle, CEO, Social Value Portal takes stock of where we are, and how things look for the year to come.
Deepening our understanding on the ways in which social origins shape our lives
Elina Kilpi-Jakonen, Assistant professor and Scientific co-ordinator, University of Turku, explores how intergenerational social inequalities shape lives
Government’s technology procurement: TS3 focus
Simon Payne – Senior Vice President at Proxima argues that the UK Government’s technology procurement is moving in the right direction.
How tech can drive social value and help build back stronger and better
Chris Gray, Chief of Public Sector at AND DIGITAL, discusses how the tech community must seize this once in a lifetime opportunity to drive greater social value and play its part in building back stronger and better.