The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2013 requires us to consider opportunities to secure wider social, economic and environmental benefits within the services we commission. This is in order to maximise the value of public money spent and benefit the community as a whole.
We have developed a new Corporate Plan that incorporates key ambitions, commitments and actions. Commissioners, as part of the procurement/commissioning cycle, will use this plan to review each council contract. They will determine a specific social value outcome for bidders to respond to.
Social value will be included in tenders where it is deemed relevant and proportionate to do so. For tenders below £160,000 in value, commissioners may choose whether or not to include social value.
For appropriate procurements, bidders will be required to complete a social value submission sheet. This will indicate what commitments they will be making against the outcomes proposed by commissioners and other stakeholders.