30 May 2017

Healthy commissioning: How the Social Value Act is being used by CCGs

Healthy commissioning: How the Social Value Act is being used by Clinical Commissioning Groups
National Voices and Social Enterprise UK 30 May 2017
  • Analysis of findings based on FOI requests to CCGs (n=191) to assess their use of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012. Findings include:
    • 13% of CCGs can demonstrate active commitment to pursuing social value in their procurement and commissioning decisions; 
    • 43% had no policy / were not aware of a policy or had a policy in development; 
    • 13% of CCGs demonstrated ‘highly committed, evidenced and active’ use of the Social Value Act. 
    • Weighting procurement for social value is limited and a pass/fail question or a weighting of 2% of the total evaluation was common. 
    • 13% of STPs mention social value.
  • Recommendations include building social value into NHS England’s Right Care programme, joint guidance on implementation of the Social Value Act and closer working between the voluntary sector and NHS organisations to deliver greater social value.