Procurement: The way an organisation lives and breathes it s values Social Procurement The Town of Qualicum Beach Presentation to Council - January 16 th, 2017 1
Innovation Sustainability Public Sector Leadership
Social Procurement Better Leverages Tax Dollars to Achieve Strategic Goals Stimulates Inclusive Economic Development Promotes Supply Chain Diversity - by supporting Small Business, Social Enterprise & by providing more visibility to contract opportunities Helps create jobs for local families & priority groups Increases Skills Training Opportunities Advances Sustainable Government Procurement, by balancing the needs of People, Planet, Profit
Competitions will continue to be:- Fair, Open & Transparent Competitive Staff will proactively seek more Social Value Evaluation Criteria will Change - MEAT Criteria A More Strategic Approach to Procurement Reward: Socially Responsible Business Practices Re-scope: Promote Innovative Supply Chain Partnerships Re-structure: Unbundling
Social Public Procurement
International Scotland has made Social Procurement law, Examples placing procurement at the very heart of their Economic Recovery Model 2014 Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act $11 Billion in Procurement Community Benefits - 3,500 training opportunities 1,000 Priority Group Individuals recruited 80% of the supply chain are now Small, Medium Enterprises (SME s)
UK Social Value Act Passed January 2013 70,000 Social Enterprises 1 Million Employed $18 Billion Local Economic Development
Brussels, Feb 2014 Social Public Procurement became law across Europe
Nov 2015: Social Procurement included in mandate letter to Ms Foote, Federal Minister of Public Service & Procurement Infrastructure Funding & More Social Value
Bill C-227 ommunity Benefits in Infrastructure Passed Second Reading
Good preparation for CETA Which, if passed, will include Municipal Procurement
BC Local Government & School Districts $6.7 Billion Annual Budgets People on Vancouver Island are twice as likely to work in the Public Sector
Qualicum Beach to work with Industry to conduct a Social Value in Construction Pilot
Stakeholder Education Staff, local businesses, chamber etc - non-profits/social enterprises Social Procurement for Infrastructure Pilot Two other municipalities & Vancouver Island Construction Assoc. Social Procurement for Goods & Services Pilot Over $75K Trade agreement compliant processes More visibility for town contracts Under $75K Trade agreements allow local preference June 2017 Completed the pilot phase refine processes and share learning
Canada s nominee: Sandra Hamilton Social MBA
Sandra Hamilton
Leverages Existing Spend to achieve key public policy goals Stretches Suppliers to Build more Inclusive Partnerships Builds more social responsibility in to the supply chain Stimulates the Development of Local Market Capacity to create jobs & to bid on public sector contracts Improves Supply Chain Diversity SME and Social Enterprises access to government contracts Works as a Catalyst for Innovation & Entrepreneurialism Signals to the market, that contracts are awarded to firms that work to enhance, rather than diminish, social value
Sandra Hamilton Canada s First Social MBA EMBA Social Enterprise Leadership Social Procurement Advisor