Why Lancashire County Council partnered with whatimpact to deliver Social Value

We want Lancashire to generate additional community, economic and environmental benefits as a result of the decisions we make when it comes to spending your money.  Therefore, we have chosen to partner with whatimpact, to make this process simpler for our suppliers. This means that our chosen delivery partners can find social value initiatives locally with Lancashire easily. In turn, providing us with a deeper understanding of where social value is being generated within our suppliers and areas – as well as where more social value could be unlocked to improve outcomes.

Lancashire County Council is engaging our suppliers to enhance drive meaningful Social Value

Lancashire County Council is committed to working with our suppliers to enhance and drive meaningful Social Value. Our suppliers will collaborate to plan how contracts and projects can be delivered in ways that generate outcomes contributing to the eight 2050 Lancashire priorities.

We are taking further steps to embed a Social Value approach throughout our operations, as outlined in our Social Value Strategy. Additionally, we are improving the accessibility of the procurement process to encourage a diverse range of bidders to participate in tenders relevant to them.

It is crucial that sole traders, SMEs, start-ups, and companies with minority ownership or management are well-supported and feel included without unintended barriers. Our approach to building their Social Value understanding is no different. Our strategy includes measures to ensure early market engagement with all groups.