Peter Smith

July 19, 2024

Good practice, News

A Worthwhile "Purpose" Initiative - Helping ex-Offenders

Peter Smith

July 19, 2024

Good practice, News

A Worthwhile "Purpose" Initiative - Helping ex-Offenders

James Timpson wants firms to emply more ex-offenders. How can procurement help?

Tagged: Social Value, Offenders, Public procurement, politics

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Peter Smith

March 18, 2024

News, Good practice

Who do you want to do business with?

Peter Smith

March 18, 2024

News, Good practice

Should buyers do business with Frank Hester? And how does his firm make such huge margins?

Tagged: Public sector, Ethics, Social Value

2 Comments

Peter Smith

November 26, 2023

Good practice, Analysis

How do Tech Firms See Social Value Procurement?

Peter Smith

November 26, 2023

Good practice, Analysis

How do Tech Firms See Social Value Procurement?

An interesting new report looks at how tech firms in the UK perceive the public sector focus on social value

Tagged: Technology, Public sector, Social Value

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Peter Smith

February 14, 2023

Analysis, Good practice

Assessing Social Value in Tenders - "Additional" versus "Embedded"

Peter Smith

February 14, 2023

Analysis, Good practice

Assessing Social Value in Tenders - "Additional" versus "Embedded"

Assessing social value proposals in tenders is complex - and considering purely “additional” value can be dangerous.

Tagged: Social Value, Public sector, Procurement policy

1 Comment

Peter Smith

September 10, 2022

Good practice

Avoiding Social Value Barriers to Entry

Peter Smith

September 10, 2022

Good practice

We mustn’t allow “social value” requirements create new barriers to entry for smaller firms or social enterprises that want to win public sector contracts.

Tagged: Social Value, Barriers to entry, Public sector

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Peter Smith

July 21, 2022

Analysis, Good practice

Should Social Value In Bids Be Converted Into Financial Value?

Peter Smith

July 21, 2022

Analysis, Good practice

Should Social Value In Bids Be Converted Into Financial Value?

Converting “social value” proposals in bids and tenders into financial values is tempting and certainly has some benefits. However, the negatives may well outweigh the positives.

Tagged: Public sector, Tender evaluation, Social Value

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Peter Smith

June 16, 2022

Analysis, News

Social Value - UK Public Sector Must Learn from Successes AND "Issues"!

Peter Smith

June 16, 2022

Analysis, News

Social Value - UK Public Sector Must Learn from Successes AND "Issues"!

Including suppliers’ approach to diversity and equality in tender evaluations is not necessarily wrong - but it needs to be considered and handled carefully.

Tagged: NHS, Tender evaluation, Health, Media, Public sector, Social Value

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Peter Smith

May 18, 2022

News, Good practice

"Purpose" is just one of the challenges for public procurement - but leaders are embracing it

Peter Smith

May 18, 2022

News, Good practice

"Purpose" is just one of the challenges for public procurement - but leaders are embracing it

The recent workshp with Novo-K and public procurement leaders dived into both challenges and positives around sustainable procurement and social value.

Tagged: Public sector, Social Value

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Peter Smith

December 5, 2021

Good practice, Analysis

Social Procurement – Read All About It!

Peter Smith

December 5, 2021

Good practice, Analysis

The new Social Procurement Manual is well researched, written and presented - a useful resource for anyone interested in this topic or procurement with purpose generally. .

Tagged: Social Value, Social Procurement

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Peter Smith

January 12, 2021

Analysis, Good practice

Social Value and Public Procurement - Warning Notes Part 2

Peter Smith

January 12, 2021

Analysis, Good practice

Social Value and Public Procurement - Warning Notes Part 2

Focusing on social value in public procurement has potential but we must be cautious about corruption and barriers to entry

Tagged: Public sector, Social Value, Corruption

1 Comment

Peter Smith

January 6, 2021

Good practice, Features

Social Value and Public Procurement - Some Warning Notes!

Peter Smith

January 6, 2021

Good practice, Features

Social Value and Public Procurement - Some Warning Notes!

Focusing on social value in public procurement has potential but we must be cautious - it could also go wrong

Tagged: Social Value, Tender evaluation, Public sector

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Peter Smith

October 7, 2020

Analysis, News

UK Government Emphasises Social Value in Procurement

Peter Smith

October 7, 2020

Analysis, News

UK Government Emphasises Social Value in Procurement

UK Government wants central departments to conisder social value in all procurements - new guidance issued

Tagged: Cabinet Office, Social Value, Government policy

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Peter Smith

August 3, 2020

People, Good practice

Embedding Social Value in Scottish Public Procurement with Julie Welsh

Peter Smith

August 3, 2020

People, Good practice

Embedding Social Value in Scottish Public Procurement with Julie Welsh

Julie Welsh at Excel Scotland is leading her team in finding ways of using “social value” intelligently in public sector procurement.

Tagged: Social Value, Scotland

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Peter Smith

April 15, 2020

People, Analysis

David Shields - Driving Social Value in the Public Sector and Beyond

Peter Smith

April 15, 2020

People, Analysis

David Shields - Driving Social Value in the Public Sector and Beyond

David Shields, with the Contract for Change initiative, under the auspices of Social Value UK, is bringing his great energy and drive to UK public sector procurement with purpose.

Tagged: Interview, Social Value, David Shields

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