Tagged - Social Value Act

Central government signals new commitment to contracting as a force for good, with new requirements and mandatory training for thousands of staff.

We've proved that considering social value in public procurement can work, now – post-Carillion – the UK government must have the courage to help it reach its full potential, says the author of the Social Value Act.

The boss of one of the UK’s biggest recruitment firms demands fundamental legal changes so big business and government will take 'social value' seriously.

Social enterprise should be moved out of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), says Social Enterprise UK. It also calls for reform of the Social Value Act.

The minister for charities, volunteering and social enterprise loses his seat in the UK general election but a social enterprise stalwart is newly installed as a member of parliament in the north of England.

Local councils and a housing association were recognised for the social value their procurement was creating at the Social Value Summit in London last week. 

Northern Ireland wants to follow England and Wales by introducing a law to ensure that public services commissioners consider wider social, economic and environmental benefits of the contracts they award.

To what extent are councils in the UK considering social value? Research from Social Enterprise UK reveals all. Elsewhere, a new survey analyses the social enterprise sector in the Netherlands and The Big Issue in Australia celebrates a big birthday.

The north of England shows the rest of the country how it's done when it comes to prioritising social value at the Social Value Awards this week.