Launch of the Social Value Toolkit

Event Summary

• Date 23/07/25
• Time 15:30
• Location Zoom

About the event

Despite the hype, Social Value isn’t working.

‘Procurement and spend’ is one of the central pillars of any council-led community wealth building (CWB) strategy and is often discussed as a key lever in bringing about transformative change in the economy. Usually, this is done through policies and processes that seek to test and account for ‘additional’ social value beyond the core contract.

Join us as we explore the underlying assumptions of competition theory and introduce a new theory of collaboration in this informative and engaging one-hour session with council colleagues and legal experts.

Speakers:

Cllr Jim Robbins – CCIN Chair and Leader, Swindon Council

Cllr Keith Cunliffe – Deputy Leader, Wigan Council

Mark Cook – Partner, Anthony Collins

Simon Grove-White – report author

 

Contact: comms@councils.coop for the zoom link.