2021 Breakout Sessions
Day One, Series 1: 11:45 - 12:45
Integrating social value in central government procurement
Session hosted by Crown Commercial Service
2020 saw the long-awaited release of Procurement Policy Note PPN06/20 which describes how central government is now committed to embedding social value into all contracts weighting of at least 10%; this is changing the face of central government procurement. Join this session to hear directly from the authors of the Policy as well as Crown Commercial Service who are embedding social value into all of their procurements. We will also hear about the good progress made by the National Social Value Taskforce to map the National TOMs to the new government Social Value Model.
Speakers:
Campbell McDonald, Small business founder, Member of Cabinet Office SME Panel
Charlene Maginnis, Crown Commercial Services
Samantha Butler, Cabinet Office
Antony Mitchell, Commerce Decisions
Angela Halliday, Sodexo
Nikki Rowbottom, British Library
Developing your social value statement
Councils are being increasingly asked about what they are doing and how they are embedding social value. During this session the panel will present the latest National Social Value Taskforce guidance on how to prepare and write a social value statement including case studies by Suffolk County Council, London Borough of Waltham Forest, and London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
Speakers:
Cindy Nadesan, Social Value Portal
Katrina Browning, Suffolk County Council
Kamal Motalib, Head of Economic Development, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Andra Ulianov, Head of Procurement, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Ilaria Agueci, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham
Joanna Busz-Dahlgren, London Borough of Waltham Forest
Social value for beginners
Embedding social value has the potential of extending the reach of the public pound by over 25%. This means that for every £10m spend through procurement, done well, public sector buyers could get an additional £2.5m in added social value at no extra cost. This session will look at the steps that buyers just starting out on their journey need to unlock more value for communities through procurement and benefits realisation.
Speakers:
Terry Brewer, Social Value Portal
Sasha Walton, Leeds City Council
Carol Glenn, Solihull Council
Sol Tannir, Social Value Portal
Developing a social value measurement framework for the housing sector
Social value has long been recognised as a key driver for housing by stakeholders across the sector, but embedding it reliably, consistently and sustainably throughout the housing lifecycle is an ongoing challenge, rendered particularly urgent by the turbulence that COVID has created. As panel of experts from across the sector will discuss what works in terms of social value implementation and delivery and the need for a robust standard for measuring and reporting social value.
Speakers:
Nathan Goode, Social Value Portal
Chichi Onyenemelu, The Hyde Group
Emily Alexander, Get Living
Integrating social value into the planning process
Social value is transforming public sector procurement because it delivers more value but is passing the planning team by. This makes no sense. Across the UK, new construction is worth over £100 billion per year and if social value was embedded into the planning system, this would deliver an additional £30 billion to communities. Join this session to hear from those councils who are leading the way and how communities can benefit from better engagement.
Speakers:
Guy Battle, Social Value Portal
Claire Thorn, Salford City Council
Mark Dickens, Liverpool City Region
Wesley Ankrah, Seerbridge
National policy statement and feedback to the GREEN paper
The recently issued Green Paper “Transforming Public Procurement” is open for consultation and its content has been warmly received so far. The impending National Procurement Policy Statement also intends to legislate to require contracting authorities to have regard to the government’s strategic priorities for public procurement in a new National Procurement Policy Statement, including linking the elements of social value through into procurement in priority areas. Is this a big opportunity for social value to be centre stage in procurement and projects or should we recommend going even further?
Our panel will debate these issues and encourage everybody to respond to the consultation by March 10th.
Speakers:
Darren Knowd, Durham County Council
Peter Schofield, Manchester City Council
London’s recovery challenges: How can social value help London build back better?
Session hosted by the London Sustainable Development Commission
Working collaboratively with partner organisations, The London Sustainable Development Commission has been looking at how to improve social value across London’s regeneration and development sector. Most recently, they have turned their attention to the current challenges facing London as it recovers from the COVID pandemic. This session will highlight the recovery work underway in London and how social value approaches could help shape how the city, and other cities around the UK, can build back better. The LSDC will launch their social value insights paper summarising four key challenges facing London, and suggesting responses to those challenges.
Speakers:
Maria Adebowale- Schwarte – LSDC / Foundation for Future London
Bianca Goulden – L&Q
Sophia Cox, UK Green Building Council
Flora Samuel, University of Reading
Jude Hassall, Greater London Authority
James Parkinson, Greater London Authority
Day One, Series 2: 13:15 - 14:15
SOcial value Success: Three Perspectives
As we look to the future, whilst also having to address our immediate response to the COVID pandemic, a social value 're-think' can help procurement and businesses alike to bring the maximum value to communities. This session will look at three perspectives from councillor, procurement and commissioner.
Speakers:
Lorraine Cox, STAR Procurement
Elizabeth McKenna, STAR Procurement
Councillor Ross, Trafford Council
Michael Halsall, Tameside Council
Tracey Harrison, Rochdale Council
Benefits realisation and what happens when it goes wrong
Allocating the resources required to manage contracts effectively has historically been challenging for the public sector. The inclusion of social value into contract management requirements adds to these challenges and public sector organisations are also concerned about the possible non-delivery of social value offers made. This session will consider the techniques can be used pre-procurement to help simplify contract management, approaches that can be taken during the delivery phase to minimise problems arising and, if it all goes wrong despite actions taken, how to establish and apply remedies.
Speakers:
Cindy Nadesan, Social Value Portal
Terry Brewer, Social Value Portal
Julian Blake, Stoneking LLP
Social Value: What does good look like?
Despite (and also because) of COVID, 2020 saw big strides forward in the quality and volume of social value delivered by the construction sector. Scape and Social Value Portal will talk through the headline findings of their benchmarking report and what this tells us about the maturity of the sector in social value terms, building on the presentation of their first report to the 2020 National Social Value Conference.
Speakers:
Nathan Goode, Social Value Portal
Marie Binnert, Social Value Portal
Johnny Roscoe, Scape
Gus Tugendhat, Tussell
How to Engage More SMEs and VCSEs: Session for Buyers
It is clear that Social Value is transforming the relationship between the public sector and its suppliers - for the better. However, as we rush into a new normal, it is vital that requirements to submit a social value offer do not add an unnecessary burden to the process, especially for SMEs and VCSEs. This session will specifically look at steps that buyers can take to ensure that smaller businesses are not disadvantaged.
Speakers:
Katrina Browning, Suffolk County Council
Stuart Key, Engie
Alfie Gilbert, Supply Chain Sustainability School
Can Big Infrastructure deliver additional Social Value?
Session sponsored by Scape
Big infrastructure is likely to play a big role in the recovery from COVID. How do we optimise this? Is enough planning going into social value strategies for major projects or is social value still being treated just as a bolt-on? Our panel will talk about how they and their organisations will be building next generation social value into major project delivery.
Speakers:
Guy Battle, Social Value Portal
Barry White, Transport for the North
Aaron Reid, Balfour Beatty
Malcolm Dare, Highways England
Faye Jenkins, BAM Nuttall
Creating a Social Value Framework to meet the needs of local communities
The National TOMs have been designed to help unlock value for local communities through procurement and benefits realisation. They have been designed for use across the country but of course the UK is made up of many regions and local communities each with different needs and opportunities. This session will look at how the TOMs may be adapted to meet local needs and how communities may be engaged in developing place-centred TOMs.
Speakers:
Agnese Mizia, Social Value Portal
Steven Whitton, Scottish Futures Trust
Steve Robinson, Cardiff Council
Tessa Alcorn, Social Value Portal
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