We offer a range of services to help both procurers and suppliers throughout the UK fulfil their sustainable procurement and social value obligations under the terms of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 and the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014.
For procurersWe help procurers find new ways to implement and embed social value into the procurement process and project delivery; improving outcomes, creating additional value, and responding to the changing needs of modern communities, without raising costs.
For suppliersWe help suppliers to the public sector identify ways they can create social value and community benefit method statements which add real value to their tenders and make their bids stand out from their competitors, without impacting on price.
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Procurers in Scotland
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Procurers in England and Wales
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Suppliers
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Public sector procurers in ScotlandCommunity benefit clauses have been standard in Scotland since 2016 and Scottish public sector procurers are working hard to embed these clauses across a wider range of contracts.
Community benefit clauses are still in their infancy and pressures on time and resources mean procurers are sometimes missing opportunities when contracts which could offer community benefits are classified as not suitable. In addition many procurement teams struggle internally with a lack of understanding of community benefits and how they can use them to unlock additional value without raising costs. We offer a range of services which help procurers solve these and other challenges including:
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Public sector procurers in England & WalesThe UK Government has signalled its intention to strengthen the Social Value Act but many public sector procurers are still struggling to identify the wider social, economic and environmental benefits that social value could deliver in the context of the procurement process and how these benefits can be incorporated into contracts without driving up overall costs.
We offer subject matter expertise related to social value across an array of different types of contracts which includes:
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Suppliers to the public sector
With margins tightening public sector suppliers are looking for ways they can add value to their tenders and make their bids stand out from their competitors, without cutting prices. We offer support for suppliers with:
- Designing innovative benefits that align with procurers’ strategic priorities and deliver maximum social value in order to earn you a maximum score, add real value and give your bid the winning edge over your competitors.
- Writing method statements for tender submissions detailing how you will deliver Community Benefits/Social Value for a particular procurement, scheme or project.
- Writing PPN06/20 social value answers from helping you to understand and improve your current social value offer to writing the offer.
- Inhouse expertise and support to enable you to deliver community benefits/social value post-award including evaluation and impact measurement.
- Diversifying your supply chain; maximising local content and embedding social enterprises, charities and other third sector organisations in your supply chain.
Our services
Armed Forces CovenantPractical ways businesses can negate disadvantage and support the Armed Forces community.
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Strategic adviceCorporate responsibility and social value strategies which drive economic growth.
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Procurement
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Infrastructure projectsEnsuring communities benefit from major infrastructure projects
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