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Brighton and Hove Social Value Framework

Joint report of the Acting Director of Public Health and the Executive Director for Finance & Resources (copy attached) together with an extract from the proceedings of the Neighbourhoods, Communities & Equalities Committee meeting held on 11 July 2016 (to follow).

Decision:

RESOLVED – That Committee

 

(1)   Sign up to the Framework and Pledge on behalf of the city council; and,

 

(2)   That any exceptions to the agreed framework be approved by Officers following the recommendations of the Procurement Advisory Board.

Minutes:

30.1       The Committee considered a report of the Acting Director of Public Health and the Executive Director for Finance & Resources in relation to Brighton and Hove Social Value Framework. It was also noted that the report had been considered by the Neighbourhoods, Communities & Equalities Committee. The purpose of the report was to seek endorsement for a new ‘Social Value Framework’ for the city and a new Social Value Guide for Commissioners, Procurement Teams and Providers.

 

30.2       Councillor Janio welcomed the report and stated that this reflected the direction of travel from Central Government in the last few years. In response to question it was explained that this work would be used in procurement scoring exercises. The framework would be applied proportionately to the contracts and commissioning and how onerous this was would be varied based on the service being commissioned – this information would then be considered by the Procurement Advisory Board.

 

30.3       In response to Councillor Wealls it was agreed that a report could be presented in the future to consider the impact of this. The issues around social value could be captured as part of the contract monitoring, and it was noted an additional recommendation had been proposed by the Neighbourhoods, Communities & Equalities Committee to ensure any exceptions to this were agreed by Officers on the recommendation of the Procurement Advisory Board.

 

30.4       In response to a further query from Councillor Wealls the Chief Executive stated that much of the work of the Council inherently had social value, the organisation could reflect on how to achieve greater social value through its directorate plans, at the same time it was important Officers became more commercially minded in their approach in the context of local government funding reductions.

 

30.5       The Chair then put the recommendations to the vote.

 

30.6       RESOLVED – That Committee

 

(1)   Sign up to the Framework and Pledge on behalf of the city council; and,

 

(2)     That any exceptions to the agreed framework be approved by Officers following the recommendations of the Procurement Advisory Board.

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