» Resources » How to include social value in procurement processes Blog How to include social value in procurement processes Follow the lead of Transport for London and other progressive clients and use this approach to integrate social considerations into a procurement process. This approach fits neatly within the guidance provided by the ISO 20400 in sustainable procurement. State your social value requirements in your specification Base your requirements on the need you’ve identified through consultation and stakeholder engagement. State links to policies, where they exist. Relate the requirements to core matter of the contract. Be clear about what you are trying to achieve. Ask bidders to provide action plan(s) as part of response to invitation to tender Ask bidders to explaining what they would do, how, when and what this would deliver. Ask for targets or indicators, if you want to. Provide a word limit – small and medium companies can put in great responses when word limits are tight because they focus on what they do rather than inserting ‘corporate speak’. Be clear that the successful bidder will be contractually bound to deliver their action plan(s). Evaluate and score action plans Include score(s) in a balanced scorecard approach to contract award. The higher the weighting the better! Be realistic about how much – or little – social value can be generated if the weighting is heavily skewed towards price. Hold the successful bidder to delivering their action plan(s) The team delivering the contract might not be the same that write the tender. They might need reminding of their action plan(s) and need some encouragement to deliver them. If you have colleagues or local stakeholders who can help them, all the better. Measure and report social impacts and value Celebrate success! By Billy Wilkinson Dec 5, 2018 Share: Related Articles February 2025 COâ‚‚ Performance Ladder Miko Coffee: A Journey Towards Sustainability with the COâ‚‚ Performance Ladder Sarah Chatfield February 2025 COâ‚‚ Performance Ladder Miko Coffee: A Journey Towards Sustainability with the COâ‚‚ Performance Ladder As organisations across the globe work to reduce their carbon footprints, decarbonisation has become a fundamental aspect of sustainable business practices. Miko Coffee, a family-owned Belgian coffee roasting company, is one such organisation. One of the oldest coffee roasters in the world, Miko has been roasting high-quality coffee since 1801. With 30% of its volume […] Keagan Allin January 2025 Blog The Beginner’s Guide to Navigating CSRD Requirements Max Lajtha January 2025 Blog The Beginner’s Guide to Navigating CSRD Requirements The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) is set to be a transformative regulation in the realm of corporate sustainability and reporting. Designed to standardise and enhance the quality of sustainability reporting, CSRD builds on the Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) and introduces new requirements that will affect a wide range of businesses across Europe and beyond. […] Keagan Allin January 2025 Blog The Future of Contract Management Mellita D'silva January 2025 Blog The Future of Contract Management As contract management in procurement is the stage where customers, vendors, and partners form legally binding relationships with the supply chain, it is necessary to ensure that your requirements, especially sustainability requirements are collaboratively discussed, agreed to, and documented before entering into a contract. In evaluating organisations across sectors, industries and geographies against the ISO […] Keagan Allin