Dening

Social Value for Birmingham

A launch event & workshop for Birmingham City Council 22 January 2013

Turning the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 into Reality

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 Welcome, introducFon and context Thanks Tony Clabby Co-Chair BSSEC

Alun Severn BSSEC secretariat

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Background
The Public Services Social Value Act 2012 was introduced by Chris White MP as a Private Members Bill on 30th June 2010. It became law in March 2012 and comes fully into force January 2013. Public authoriNes required to consider how economic, social and environmental well-being are enhanced through the procurement of services.

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What the project is about

But what does social value actually mean? What are implicaNons of:
IdenNfying SV outcomes in commissioning and procurement? IncorporaNng these into service specicaNons and contracts? Assessing degree to which they have been achieved?

Should disNnguish between social value (makes a specic measurable contribuNon to social outcomes) and added value (undened). Thats precisely what this project funded by Barrow Cadbury Trust is about.
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What well be doing

Project designed to:
Help BCC idenNfy and embed do-able SV approaches a social value framework. Help the SE sector with support and toolkits so that SEs can compete successfully under the terms of SV and rise to the challenge of idenNfying and evidencing their social value.

Today contributes to scoping the issues parNcularly the workshop session.

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 Social Value & Birmingham City Council key policy drivers for Birmingham
Cllr John CoOon Cabinet member for social cohesion and equality, Birmingham City Council Jackie Mould Director, Birmingham City Council Partnerships Team

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 Social Value & Birmingham City Council whats already happening?

Cllr Stewart Stacey Cabinet member for Commissioning, ContracNng & Improvement Nigel Kletz Assistant Director, Corporate Procurement Services, Birmingham City Council

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 Social Value legal background and implicaFons

Gayle Monk Anthony Collins Solicitors

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Workshop session
Does social value mean something parFcular for a city like Bham? What are the implicaFons of SV and its implementaFon? What help/support will be most useful to BCC over the next 9 months or so in implemenFng the legislaFon and embedding SV principles?
5 mins facilitators intro A volunteer note-taker per group 10 mins per quesNon 5 mins to feedback 3 criNcal points (not necessarily a consensus but whats most important You can make follow-up points to alun@bssec.org.uk
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Summing up & next steps

A summary report from this event will be produced. This is the beginning of a process of helping Birmingham embed SV systemaNcally and in a way thats do-able and works. The askwe need people who:
AcNvely want to engage with this project work together to make SV a reality. Want social enterprises to be able to realise the compeNNve advantage that SV can and does oer them.

Please add your name and email address to the sheet or drop your card on the table!
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