Date 26 Jan 2021 - 26 Jan 2021
Time 4 p.m. - 5 p.m.
The session followed and built upon November's meeting discussion on the UK Government's issuing of Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 06/20 - taking account of social value in the award of central government contracts. In this session we heard reflections from the UK Government and continued our comparisons to see how social value is procured internationally.
16:00-16:05 Intro by Chair Anne Davies, University of Oxford Law Faculty
16:05-16:55 Discussion: ‘Social Value’ in public procurement & contract management
Context: In December 2020 the UK government published a Guide to using the Social Value Model that aims to support procurement professionals use The Social Value Model across all stages of the procurement lifecycle. This guide follows the issuing of Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 06/20, which states: social value should be “explicitly evaluated in all central government procurement, where the requirements are related and proportionate to the subject-matter of the contract, rather than just ‘considered’ as currently required under the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012” (UK Government, 2020) - discussed in our November 2020.
Prompt for Panel: What are the Promises and Potential Pitfalls for the Social Value Model in COVID-19 Recovery and Post-Brexit?
16:05-16:15 Val Keen, Head of Public Services; Department of Digital, Culture Media and Sport (UK Government)
16:15-16:20 Mark Rodden, Head of Procurement; North Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils
16:20-16:25 Ben Carpenter; Social Value UK
16:25-16:32 Open discussion/question and answer
Prompt for Panel: Emerging evidence of social clauses in international contexts.
16:32-16:42 Andrea MacLean, Buy Social Development Officer; Strategic Investment Board (Northern Ireland)
16:42-16:47 Abby Semple, Procurement Analysis (EU)
16:47-16:55 Open discussion/question and answer
16:55-17:00 Working Groups Updates
Anne Davies - Procurement law reform for outcomes-based
Daniella Jammes - Impact bond contract template/standard terms
17:00 Meeting closed by Chair