Social  Value in Commissioning - a free one-day training session for Public Sector Commissioning and Procurement staff

Wednesday 13 June 2012 – The Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh (full day)
 

With shrinking public sector budgets, authorities are must reform public services and purchase with greater efficiency and sustainability. Positive outcomes must be maximised whilst avoiding unintended consequences.

Key questions include:
How can we better understand what communities value and makes a difference to them?
How can we allocate resources to the best combination of projects and services?
If £1 is spent on buying goods, works or services, can that same £1 also be used to produce a wider benefit to the community and society without adding cost?

Find out more about how to secure Social Value and how doing so works to achieve National and Local Outcomes targets and other key policy objectives relating to the Christie Commission and Best Value.

The benefits for you:
-Learn how to make judgements about value
-How to improve your definition and measurement of outcomes
-How to maximise social value by acting throughout the commissioning cycle

The Social Value in Commissioning training programme is part of the Scottish Government’s Developing markets for the Third Sector programme. For further information, visit: www.readyforbusiness.org

For further information and bookings, please contact:
Jennifer Fleming, Social Value Lab
Email: jennifer@socialvaluelab.org.uk
Tel: 0141 352 7419
Web: www.socialvaluelab.org.uk