Beyond the Tender: Making Social Value Work Across the Supply Chain

Brought to you by Westworks and Solve Social Value.

In this virtual session for contracting authorities, we’ll give you the tools and insights to supercharge your social value strategy. You’ll also have a rare opportunity to shape the future of social value in procurement by collaborating with peers to solve shared challenges across the supply chain.

You'll hear from Lajaune Lincoln, Head of Community Investment at The Guinness Partnership, Gregory Odia Local Business Procurement Manager for Richmond & Wandsworth Councils, and social value consultants Nicola Dibb and Jo Davis from Solve Social Value.

Our expert panel will explore how to set meaningful, measurable and achievable social value targets that are understood and deliverable across the supply chain. We’ll also review feedback gathered from SMEs and Tier 1 & 2 contractors on the barriers and challenges they’re facing when it comes to social value and what contracting authorities can do to minimise these.

Attendees will be invited to share their own challenges, ideas, and capture commitments towards improving social value delivery across the sector.

What we’ll cover:

• Designing high-impact social value outcomes that align with local needs
• Setting clear, achievable expectations within the tender and contract process
• Bridging the gap: insights and feedback from suppliers on what’s working (and what’s not)

Who should attend?

• Procurement or Social Value teams from contracting authorities
• Organisations seeking to increase their social value impact
• Contracting authorities who wish to collaborate on raising the sector’s social value standards