Social value impact - procurement
To monitor social value in procurement, we currently ask the suppliers where we have the largest contracts to fill in a survey every year. We are replacing the survey with a new contract management system, which will give us better ways to track how suppliers are delivering social value.
Social value survey background
Council Tax budget summary
| | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 |
|---|
| Number of suppliers surveyed |
100 |
100 |
50 |
| Number of suppliers responding |
37 |
48 |
37 |
| Response rate |
37% |
48% |
54% |
| Percentage of total commercial spend accounted for |
35% |
44% |
51% |
| Percentage of respondents from small and medium size enterprises, charities or trusts |
60% |
56% |
56% |
Social value survey highlights
Council Tax budget summary
| Social value criterion | 2021/22 | 2020/21 | 2019/20 |
|---|
| Estimated number of jobs provided by respondents for Cheshire East residents |
1789 |
3,317 |
3,317 |
| Volunteer work hours provided by respondents |
48,856 |
20,343 |
29,959 |
| Employees paid living wage |
89% |
86.9% |
85.6% |
| Estimated number of apprenticeships provided by respondents (not specifically for Cheshire East Council work) |
2342 |
1,688 |
1,003 |
Other key points from 2021 - 2022
- 60% of respondents were SMEs, Charities or Trusts.
- 599 contracts awarded to SMEs in Cheshire East as a direct result of a Cheshire East Contract.
- 5 contracts awarded to VCF sector as direct result of CE contract (1 with a value between £25k-£100k.)
- 54% of suppliers conducted extensive checks on suppliers.
- 43% of suppliers reduced their carbon emissions.
- 62% are accredited or work to BS EN 14001 standard.
- 70% of participants had an environmental policy that was evident in day-to-day activities.
- 43% of participants have a target to be carbon neutral or carbon net zero, 9 are already potentially carbon neutral.
- 100% of participants promoted good mental health.
These figures give us a baseline from which to work for improvements.
Page last reviewed: 04 August 2023
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