Embedding the Principles of Social Value in Procurement Webinar

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1. Embedding the Principles of Social Value in Procurement Webinar 8th April 2020, 12:00 – 13:00 Social Value UK is the professional membership body for social value and impact management and is a national chapter of Social Value International. Social Value UK and International’s approach advocates for a ‘principles-led’ approach to accounting for social value. The Principles: 1. Involve Stakeholders 2. Understand what changes 3. Value the things that matter 4. Only include what is material 5. Do not overclaim 6. Be transparent 7. Verify the result These principles can be embedded throughout an organisation from functional strategy all the way down to detailed procurement operating practices. This includes embedding social value creation in: • Organisational procurement strategy development. • Business planning and business case development. • Procurement and commissioning policy, governance and processes. • Category management, including pre-market engagement, specification development, sourcing, contract management and SRM. • Performance management, measurement of outcomes and Social Return on Investment. Join Social Value UK’s Operations Manager, Catherine Manning, for an hour webinar to explore how to embed the Principles of Social Value into Procurement. This webinar will provide an introduction to the principles, explain the importance of embedding the principles in procurement, introduce Contact for Change - a brand-new Thought Leadership Group bringing together volunteers from all sectors to collaborate and share best practice approaches. You will leave this webinar with knowledge of an internationally agreed upon standard for measuring social value, an understanding of how to embed this principles into your organisation and procurement practices, and an overview of the ways you can become involved with the Contract for Change Thought Leadership Group. Register for Embedding the Principles of Social Value in Procurement on Apr 8, 2020 12:00 PM BST at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/4468579487886975755 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with information about joining the webinar.