Essex County Council
Social Value matters to Essex County Council.
It ensures that collaboratively we make every pound work harder for our communities. Social value is a tool for local economic growth, creating opportunities for Essex businesses and charities; jobs and skills development for Essex residents; preparing young people for employment, ensuring they are aware of opportunities; and reducing negative impacts on the environment.
Essex County Council, like many other public sector bodies, takes social value into account when putting contracts out to tender and awarding contracts.
So, let’s start our social value journey together!
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We’re delighted to host a wide range of speakers for a week of learning, sharing experience and debate. The Social Value Festival is taking place on Monday 19 to Thursday 22 July 2021. It is aimed at businesses of any size ranging from small to medium enterprises to large organisations as well as social and community enterprises across a wide range of sectors.
With inspirational keynote speakers and deep dive thematic sessions, the Social Value Festival is the ideal opportunity for organisations to find out more about Social Value and learn how we can deliver it together. Participants can gain an understanding of how Essex County Council evaluates Social Value using the ECC TOMs framework (Themes, Outcomes and Measures) and how to successfully incorporate it into a bid. Samantha Butler, ECC Social Value Lead and Cabinet Office Head of Social Value Skills and Engagement, will launch the Social Value Catalogue.
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Find below the Social Value Festival agenda and the links to book on to a session:
Day 1 - Monday 19 July
1 - 3pm: Introduction to Social Value and ECC Social Value Priorities
- Plenary session: Councillor Whitbread, Cabinet Member for Finance, Resources and Corporate Affairs
Professor Chris White, the author of the Social Value Act (2012)
- Breakout sessions:
1. Social Value: The Opportunity for Vendors
- Dr Joshua Pritchard, Senior Policy Advisor, Public Sector Markets, CBI
- Ben Carpenter, CEO, Social Value International
- Louise Townsend, Head of Social Value and Sustainability, Morgan Sindall
2. Social Value and the Climate
- Samantha Kennedy, Director for Environment & Climate Action, ECC
- Sarah Howard, Procurement Climate Lead, ECC
- Pradyumna Pandit, Energy, Sales and Development Managing Director, Mitie
3. Social Value: Creating New jobs and Skills
- Danielle Foster, Resource Delivery and Strategy Manager, ECC
- Susanne Davis, High Needs Funding & Targeted Employment Manager, Children and Young People with Disabilities Service SEND Strategy and Innovation, ECC
- Rob Brunger, Head of Inclusion and Engagement, Human Resources Department, Mid and South Essex NHS Foundation Trust
Day 2 - Tuesday 20 July
Peter Holbrook CBE, CEO of Social Enterprise UKCindy Nadesan, Senior Public Sector Account Manager at the Social Value Portal
Arnab Dutt OBE, Head of Social Value Policy at FSB (Federation of Small Businesses) and member of UK Government SME Panel
Alasdair Heselgrave, Regeneration Officer, Matrix SCM
Day 3 - Wednesday 21 July
Claire Dove CBE, UK Government’s Crown Representative for Voluntary, Communities and Social Enterprises (VCSEs)Jason Fergus, Head of Active Essex
Counsellor John Spence, Portfolio holder, Adult Social Care
Glen Baxter, Regional Director, Millbrook Healthcare
Day 4 - Thursday 22 July
Ben Parker, Commissioner for Skills Development, ECCLorretta Wiltshire, Business Development Lead, Adult Community Learning (ACL)Gary Young, Business Operations Director from Fujitsu
Henry Rex, Associate Director, Government & Health of techUKGlen Ocskó, Head of Local Government at Made Tech