Social-value procurement rules to drop net zero for skills

Net-zero considerations will be removed from the social-value criteria used to score bids for major government contracts from next year in favour of a jobs and skills focus. The Cabinet Office’s new Social Value Model, will focus exclusively on jobs, employment conditions and skills, replacing… The post Social-value procurement rules to drop net zero for skills appeared first on Construction News.

Government puts jobs and skills at heart of public procurement

Government reforms will double the weighting given to social value in contracts worth more than £5m The post Government puts jobs and skills at heart of public procurement appeared first on Construction Management.

Kier prison project puts rehabilitation at heart of social value agenda

CIOB chiefs visit Kier prison project to see Hard Hat Ready programme in action The post Kier prison project puts rehabilitation at heart of social value agenda appeared first on Construction Management.

How demonstrable social value turns good buildings into great ones

The standard of proof for social value is now the measure of how investment improved lives and strengthened places.  The post How demonstrable social value turns good buildings into great ones appeared first on Construction Management.

Social value and construction projects: can it be measured practically by FM clients?

A study by Dr Terence Lam provides a measurement framework for clients assessing social value when procuring construction projects on university estates The post Social value and construction projects: can it be measured practically by FM clients? appeared first on Construction Management.

Metroun - What Is Social Value? 22032023

Social Value in construction projects generally refers to the non-monetary benefits that a construction company and, indeed their individual projects, can bring to the wider community and society, beyond its direct economic benefits. This video takes a deeper look at what it means and how clients can evaluate tenders with a social value element.

CIOB - An Introduction to Social Value in Construction

Hannah Lamont, Social Value Coordinator, and Jane McRobbie, Director at the Confab Lab, from McLaughlin and Harvey Construction Ltd. They will be discussing what social value is, and the need for purchasers and commissioners to consider the wider benefit gained by the local community, business, and the environment through the better spending of public money

CIOB - An Introduction to Bidding for Work, 16032022

Speaker, Tom Lamb, Head of Strategy at Re-Gen and CIOB Newcastle Hub Vice Chair, he will be answering the overall question and discussing what is tendering? What is public procurement? He will be showing examples of questions that could be asked during the tendering process and provide suggestions on how to increase your success rate

Off-site manufacturing – a tool for ‘levelling up’ - Burges Salmon

With the right approach, development projects can use Modern Methods of Construction to support ‘Levelling-Up’ by a focus on the social value agenda. Public and private bodies have a key role in working together.

Construction Innovation Hub - Value Toolkit

The Value Toolkit is a multi-stakeholder project lead by the Construction Innovation Hub and backed by UK government funding. Launched in April 2021 it which aims to help built environment organisations better define, understand and manage the value creat

How will you be using the Construction Innovation Hub's newly launched 'Value Toolkit' ?

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Amanda Winder

A consultancy specialising in the construction sector, with over 20 years HR/L&D experience in the sector. We can manage your Social Value/S106 obligations, offer personal development & management training, set up graduate and apprenticeship schemes or do one off HR/L&D projects for you.

Amanda Winder

Strive Development is a consultancy specialising in the construction sector. We assist companies in meeting their CSR/Social Value obligations, offer training and to those companies that do not have their own HR/L&D resource learning and development and HR support .