New report shows that only a minority of NHS commissioners making active use of Social Value Act | National Voices | Social Enterprise UK
New research conducted by National Voices and Social Enterprise UK, found that only 13% of Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) can clearly show that they are actively committed to pursuing social value in their procurement and commissioning decisions.
The authors of Healthy Commissioning warn that improved commitment to social value is vital to achieving the Five Year Forward View aim of creating a ‘new relationship with people and communities’ and NHS plans to move to more place-based ‘accountable care systems’. It is also vital to making sure the public pound is used as effectively as possible.
The Public Services (Social Value Act) 2012 requires commissioners to consider broader social, economic and environmental benefits to their area when making commissioning decisions.
The researchers found that:
- 43% of respondents either had no policy on the Social Value Act; were not aware of a policy; or had a policy in some stage of development.
- Just 25 CCGs (13%) demonstrated what the authors define as ‘highly committed, evidenced and active’ use of the Social Value Act.
- Weighting procurement for social value, even amongst the most highly committed CCGs, is limited and low. A pass/fail question or a weighting of 2% of the total evaluation was common.
- Analysis of Sustainability and Transformation Plans found that just 13% mention social value.
Download the full report : Healthy Commissioning: How the Social Value Act is being used by Clinical Commissioning Groups
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