The Greater Manchester Social Value Network Conference highlights strategic developments in social value across the region, emphasizing partnerships with socially responsible businesses and commitments to ending in-work poverty and establishing a living wage employer framework. Key initiatives include a social value workstream in health and care commissioning, improved understanding of social value in procurement, and a renewed anti-poverty pledge from local authorities. The conference calls for collaboration and sharing best practices to enhance social value delivery and reporting in Greater Manchester.

1. Greater Manchester Social Value Network
Conference
Overview of developments in strategy, policy
and practice in social value in GM

2. A time of opportunity in
Greater Manchester….

3. Greater Manchester Mayor
GMSVN submitted a proposal to each of the mayoral
candidates to outline our priorities for social value.
“working in partnership with socially responsible businesses, to ensure a
sustainable economy and society”
“developing a Good GM Employers' Charter”
“A goal to end in-work poverty”
“The Mayor’s office leading the way: a Living Wage Employer and
minimising use of agency staff and zero hours contracts”
Andy Burnham’s manifesto commits to:

4. GM Health and Social Care Social
Value
Social value – key workstream in the GM Population Health
plan
Focuses on achieving social value through health and care
commissioning
Also working with local authorities to have a single approach
to social value
Training, awareness raising, engagement
Evaluation and understanding the social vale created through
health and care services

5. GM Social Value Procurement
Framework
https://www.greatermanchester-ca.gov.uk/downloads/download/27/gmca_social_
CLES and AGMA Procurement Hub recently update to
baseline supply chain spend analysis across 10 GM authorities.
Findings demonstrate improved understanding of social value,
and increasing impact of public sector spending decisions.

6. GM Local Authorities

7. GM Housing Providers
Renewed Anti-Poverty Pledge, including a wide range of
commitments related to reducing poverty and delivery of social
value.
Established Social Value Task & Finish Group:
Development of consistent approach to measurement and reporting in
relation to GM Social Value Framework themes
Commissioned supply chain analysis to identify impact of spend and
areas for improvement
Sharing best practice

8. Manchester Growth Company
Incorporating social value principles into core business
support offer:
demonstrating your social impact when bidding for public
sector contracts.
signposting to local brokerage providers and initiatives
which can support employers with delivery of social value.
Workforce Development Team highlighting benefits of
recruitment and training pathways which support those with
barriers to employment.

9. Work across all sectors

10. There’s lots happening…!
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