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Pagabo hits £3bn social value enabled mark

|Date: 27 November, 2020

Pagabo hits £3bn social value enabled mark

Framework provider Pagabo is celebrating hitting its latest social value milestone, marking £3bn in socia ...

Framework provider Pagabo is celebrating hitting its latest social value milestone, marking £3bn in social value being enabled by works procured through its frameworks since 2017. This marks another m ...

27 November, 2020
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Wates makes group-wide commitment to Real Living Wage

|Date: 12 November, 2020

Wates makes group-wide commitment to Real Living Wage

The Wates Group has signalled its continued commitment to social value announcing that every one of its b ...

The Wates Group has signalled its continued commitment to social value announcing that every one of its business units will achieve Living Wage Recognised Service Provider (RSP) status within five yea ...

12 November, 2020
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Hyperoptic | Advice on adding social value through digital infrastructure

|Date: 6 November, 2020

Hyperoptic | Advice on adding social value through digital infrastructure

Gigabit broadband: how to calculate its social value. Hyperoptic considers how the Social Value Act is ma ...

Gigabit broadband: how to calculate its social value. Hyperoptic considers how the Social Value Act is making a difference. The Public Services Act, more often known as the Social Value Act, came into ...

6 November, 2020
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New Digital Connectivity Social Value Calculator for local authorities

|Date: 29 June, 2020

New Digital Connectivity Social Value Calculator for local authorities

Hyperoptic, the UK’s largest Gigabit full fibre provider, has launched a new Digital Connectivity Social ...

Hyperoptic, the UK’s largest Gigabit full fibre provider, has launched a new Digital Connectivity Social Value Calculator to enable local authorities to effectively prioritise hyperfast broadband inve ...

29 June, 2020
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UKGBC publishes guidance on social value measurement

|Date: 29 April, 2020

UKGBC publishes guidance on social value measurement

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published new guidance, ‘Delivering Social Value: Measurement’. ...

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published new guidance, ‘Delivering Social Value: Measurement’. After the world recovers from the current crisis, social value is a topic that is likely to be ...

29 April, 2020
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Ensuring accountability to residents, tenants and local people

|Date: 21 April, 2020

Ensuring accountability to residents, tenants and local people

Providers must be accountable to residents, tenants and local people for the services they deliver, says ...

Providers must be accountable to residents, tenants and local people for the services they deliver, says Mears. Earlier this year Mears commissioned the think tank Localis to review the Social Value A ...

21 April, 2020
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Mears leading the way for social value in the housing sector

|Date: 3 February, 2020

Mears leading the way for social value in the housing sector

Social Value International — the global organisation that promotes and champions social value — has given ...

Social Value International — the global organisation that promotes and champions social value — has given Mears Group a Level 1 social value certification for their activity. Mears are the first organ ...

3 February, 2020
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GMHP wins national award for social value commitment

|Date: 30 January, 2020

GMHP wins national award for social value commitment

Greater Manchester Housing Providers (GMHP) has been recognised with a National Social Value Award for th ...

Greater Manchester Housing Providers (GMHP) has been recognised with a National Social Value Award for the partnership’s commitment to enhancing the social value of the areas it works in. GMHP, a coll ...

30 January, 2020
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Pagabo hits £2bn social value enabled milestone

|Date: 18 December, 2019

Pagabo hits £2bn social value enabled milestone

Framework organisation Pagabo has surpassed £2bn in social value enabled by works procured through its su ...

Framework organisation Pagabo has surpassed £2bn in social value enabled by works procured through its suite of frameworks over the last three years. The landmark comes as the company has furthered it ...

18 December, 2019
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Pagabo partnership to provide £600k mental health funding for Education Alliance

|Date: 9 December, 2019

Pagabo partnership to provide £600k mental health funding for Education Alliance

A partnership between national framework provider Pagabo and The Education Alliance Trust has been formed ...

A partnership between national framework provider Pagabo and The Education Alliance Trust has been formed to provide vital mental health funding for schools. The Trust’s ‘Be Well’ Programme is predict ...

9 December, 2019
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