FOI Request - Social Value Tender

Request 101002863143

I would like to request any information you have available in written or electronic format in data spreadsheet or Word/text document, regarding procurement and/or tender results decided by the authority, relating to the Social Value (Public Services) Act 2012 - specifically the following:

For each completed procurement exercise or tender where a Social Value component has formed part of the award criteria:
1. Name of organisation winning the tender or contract
2.  The winning organisation’s social value created as a monetary amount, provided as part of their final submission or offer
3. The winning organisation’s social value investment amount, or input cost monetary amount, submitted as part of their final submission or offer
4. Value of the tender or contract
5. Duration of the tender or contract
6. The name of the Social Value framework (if any) utilised by the winning tender for valuations of social value created.

I would like to request the information you should have recorded above, for the latest ‘year end’ you have available.

Response 08-09-2021

In accordance with section 17 of the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 we can confirm that there are no contracts where a social value component formed part of the award criteria. 

The Social Value (Public Services) Act 2012 is applicable to England and Wales. The sustainable procurement duty in the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 requires public bodies to consider and act on opportunities to achieve a positive social impact in their procurement activities and the Scottish Government does not endorse monetary gauges to measure social impact as part of the procurement process.