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Spotlight on Sustainability: Support in Delivering Social Value in Tenders Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Spotlight on Sustainability: Support in Delivering Social Value in Tenders

Social Value is now a minimum of 10% of any NHS tender. There are 5 themes and as well as the mandatory inclusion of ‘Fighting Climate Change’ the contracting authority also can add any of the other 4 themes. Recruitment, Retention and Development of people of colour in UK life Sciences is a free 90-minute live panel discussion that aims…
Natalie Creaney
May 26, 2023
Spotlight on Sustainability – How is Social Value being evaluated in tenders? Membership NewsMembership News Archive

Spotlight on Sustainability – How is Social Value being evaluated in tenders?

As part of a new series we are highlighting BIVDA’s Sustainability Hub – a valuable free resource for BIVDA members. The Sustainability Hub has resources and guidance around Social Value and Environmental Sustainability. With a focus on the requirements needed for members to meet the minimum requirements for public procurement tenders. Over the coming weeks in ‘Spotlight on Sustainability’ a different topic or resource…
Natalie Creaney
January 13, 2023
National Social Value Conference 2022 and Social Value Awards – 27th and 28th April 2022 Membership NewsMembership News ArchiveSustainability ProgrammeSustainability Programme Archive

National Social Value Conference 2022 and Social Value Awards – 27th and 28th April 2022

  National Social Value Conference 2022 and Social Value Awards – 27th and 28th April 2022 The Social Value Portal are hosting their National Conference next week. There is a varied and interesting agenda over the two days. Day one: Networking Day at the Church House Westminster venue in London, live streamed sessions online for those that can’t be there in-person.…
Ben Kemp
April 14, 2022
Social Value hits the headlines this week – Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg, Government Efficiency Minister Sustainability Programme

Social Value hits the headlines this week – Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg, Government Efficiency Minister

The new minister for government efficiency, Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg suggested this week that the weighting for social value within public sector contracts should be reduced. He wants government outsourcing to focus more on value for money and to see more contracts being awarded to smaller providers. He expresses fears that smaller providers are disadvantaged by the social value element, however…
Ben Kemp
March 25, 2022
The NHS adopt PPN 06/20 from 1st April 2022 Sustainability Programme

The NHS adopt PPN 06/20 from 1st April 2022

From April 1st 2022, the NHS will implement the requirements of PPN 06/20 which will mean that there will be a minimum 10% weighting for social value applied to all NHS tenders. The Government Social Value Model has 5 themes which are: - Fighting climate change COVID-19 recovery Tackling economic inequality Equal opportunity Wellbeing The NHS has indicated that the…
Ben Kemp
March 25, 2022