Work experience opportunities generate important social value to our society. Students at secondary school, college and sixth form are traditionally getting to know work life through shadowing someone, visiting a workplace or completing a work placement, in person or online. New virtual approaches to engage with students are on the rise, and these can tackle
If you are an NHS contractor or part of a supply network, social value is increasingly something to take seriously. The NHS’s focus for 2024 is social value, in all contract work, enhanced by the new Procurement Act. Social value is not straightforward: it requires effort, dedication, careful planning, efficient action, and capable reporting.
Constellia partners with whatimpact.com to Transform Effectiveness and Ease of Delivering Social Value in Procurement whatimpact.com and Constellia, a UK-leading Procurement Managed Service Provider, have today, 26th October, announced their new partnership. This partnership aims to maximise opportunities for suppliers to deliver tangible social value to public sector and utility clients. With sustainability at
Social value as an umbrella concept for social, environmental, and economic value is currently one of the biggest forces changing the private sector. The fast-escalating climate crisis and wide range of poverty and inequality-related challenges are touching us all on a global level. In the quest to tackle these challenges, the public sector has put
Government’s drive for social value has created new company collaboration opportunities for charities, social enterprises and local initiatives. The private sector is increasingly investing in environmental and social value for ESG requirements, employee engagement and building a sustainable legacy. Social value is an umbrella concept for social, economic and environmental value, and since 2021 it
A social value plan is playing an increasingly important role in government contracts and has become the winning factor when bidding for tenders. PPN 06/20 requirements for explicit, locally relevant and contract-specific social value are now over two years old. During this period, many local authorities and central government organisations have received unrealistic social value