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Socially Responsible Procurement Policy 2017 - 2020 Cardiff Council’s Socially Responsible Procurement Policy 2017 - 2020 Mae’r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg hefyd / This document is also available in Welsh CARDIFF COUNCIL Contents Foreword PROCUREMENT STRATEGY 2017 - 2020 STRATEGY PROCUREMENT Foreword 2 The Capital Ambition statement clearly demonstrates the Administration’s commitment to prioritising social, economic and environmental wellbeing for the city and city-region. The Introduction 3 Council recognises that the way in which we manage the £390 million we spend annually with suppliers and contractors can make a significant contribution to this priority. Welsh Policy Drivers 4 Cardiff’s Policy Drivers 5 The Council has already demonstrated a clear commitment to this agenda. We were the first public sector organisation in Wales to formally sign-up to the Ethical Employment in Supply What Are Community Benefits? 6 Chains Code of Practice and were recognised as the Wales Champion for Living Wage during the 2017 Living Wage week. We have increasingly sought to incorporate Community Benefits What Is Ethical Employment? 6 into our major contracts although we acknowledge it is an area we can improve by being more joined up in terms of matching opportunities with those most in need. What Is Opening Doors Charter? 6 Priorities And Delivery 7 -9 This policy will look to build upon and consolidate the progress that has been made by drawing together a number of different legislative requirements, policy initiatives and aspirations into a 1. Local training and employment single coherent framework underpinned by six key priority themes: 2. Think Cardiff first Local Think Cardiff Partners in Training and First Communities 3. Partners in communities Employment 4. Green and sustainable 5. Ethical employment Green and Ethical Promoting the Sustainable Employment Wellbeing of 6. Promoting the wellbeing of young people and vulnerable adults Young People and Vulnerable Adults Governance And Management 7 Monitoring And Reporting 7 Cllr Chris Weaver, 2 Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation & Consultation, Cardiff Council CARDIFF COUNCIL Introduction Cardiff Council is the largest local authority in Wales and is responsible for This Socially Responsible Procurement Policy aims to provide an overarching the delivery of a wide range of statutory and discretionary public services. framework for the delivery of these initiatives , the wider associated legislative POLICY RESPONSIBLE PROCUREMENT SOCIALLY The Council delivers its services directly through its own workforce and and policy driven requirements and importantly delivery of the Council’s own through private and third sector organisations. commitments as set out in the Capital Ambition. This will ensure that the Council maximises the social, economic, environmental and cultural wellbeing The Council spends over £390 million a year procuring a diverse range that it delivers through its procurement activity. of goods, services and works from over 8,000 suppliers, service providers and contractors. The Council has a responsibility to manage public money with probity, to ensure that value for money is achieved and to manage it in such a way that wider Council objectives can be supported. The Council’s Procurement Strategy 2017-2020 set an increased focus on the delivery of social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being through the way in which it manages its procurement activity. This Policy places a particular focus on three key Welsh Government initiatives: • Community Benefits - drives the creation of employment and training opportunities including apprenticeships, support for small and medium sized enterprises and delivery of community, educational and environmental initiatives. • Code of Practice Ethical Employment in Supply Chains - focuses on ensuring a high standard of ethical employment practices by our suppliers, service providers and contractors. • Opening Doors: the Charter for SME Friendly Procurement - seeks to create a fair and open environment in which we can all do business together and address issues of particular concern to SMEs. 3 CARDIFF COUNCIL Welsh Policy Drivers The Wellbeing of Future Generations The Social Services and Well-being The Wales Procurement Policy Statement SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE PROCUREMENT POLICY RESPONSIBLE PROCUREMENT SOCIALLY (Wales) Act 2015 (Wales) Act 2014 (WPPS) Which came into Introduces a duty on local authorities and local Establishes a number of key principles by which the Welsh force on 1 April 2016, health boards to promote the development Government expects public procurement to manage focuses on improving (in their area) of not for profit organisations across Wales. This includes a number of principles that the social, economic, to provide care and directly support the delivery of the Wellbeing of Future environmental and support for carers, and Generations Act namely: cultural well-being preventative services. Social, Economic and Environmental Impact of Wales. The aim These models include Community Benefits of the Act is to help services across the create a Wales range that make Open and accessible competition that we all want up the third sector Simplified standard processes across the public sector to live in, now and - social enterprises, Policy Development and Implementation in the future. The co-operative Act recognises the organisations, Prosperity for all: The national strategy important role procurement can play: co-operative arrangements, and The national strategy is designed to drive integration user-led services. and collaboration across the Welsh public sector, and put “The role of procurement will be an people at the heart of improved service delivery. important part of how a public body It identifies five priority areas : allocates resources under the Act. It is In accordance with the Act, the Cardiff and expected that public bodies comply with Vale of Glamorgan Integrated Health and Early years, Mental health and their existing legal obligations in relation Social Care Partnership has established a Housing, Skills. to procurement and that they also apply regional forum to support social value based Social care, the Wales Procurement Policy Statement providers to develop a shared understanding which adopts the Sustainable Procurement of the common agenda, and to share and Welsh Government Initiatives Task Force’s definition of sustainable develop good practice. The aim of the forum procurement. This sets out the procurement is to encourage a flourishing social value Community Benefits – Delivering Maximum Value for the practices and the specific actions expected sector which is able and willing to fulfil service Welsh Pound of every public sector organisation in Wales”. delivery opportunities. Code of Practice – Ethical Employment in Supply Chain 4 Opening Doors: The Charter for SME Friendly Procurement CARDIFF COUNCIL Cardiff’s Policy Drivers The Council’s commitment to social, economic, environmental and cultural well-being The Cardiff Commitment is reflected in the Cardiff’s Local Well-being Plan objectives, which are clearly aligned sets out the Council’s vision that “All young people in Cardiff make a POLICY RESPONSIBLE PROCUREMENT SOCIALLY to the Wellbeing and Future Generations Act. This commitment has been reinforced successful transition from compulsory schooling to ongoing education, through the publication of Capital Ambition. The Capital Ambition restates the training and the world of work and are enabled to reach their full Council’s commitment to Social Responsibility and to payment of the Living Wage. potential.” The goal of the Cardiff Commitment is to ensure that all young people in Cardiff eventually secure a job that enables them to reach their full potential, whilst contributing to the economic growth of the city. Capital Ambition Community Benefits will be used to support the delivery of this goal. Capital Ambition is the Council’s five-year plan for the city, Child Friendly City And Communities which outlines its vision for Cardiff to become a leading city Cardiff is one of only three cities to be part of the Child Rights Partner on the world stage. The plan focuses on four main areas: Programme having been successful in an application process in December 2016. Cardiff is aiming to use the framework provided by • Working for Cardiff - Making sure everyone who lives and Unicef to embed a child’s rights approach across a range of public works here can contribute to, and benefit from, the city’s services in four areas: Outcomes for Looked After Children, Locality success. Working, Commissioning and Child Friendly Streets • Working for Wales - A successful Wales needs a successful capital city. • Working for the future - Managing the city’s growth in a sustainable way. City Deal • Working for public services - Making sure public services are delivered efficiently, The overarching goal of the City Deal is to improve the economic effectively and sustainably in the face of rising demands and reduced budgets. conditions in the area, however the specific aims of the Cardiff Capital Region can be summarised as: “Improve productivity; tackle worklessness; build on foundations of innovation; invest in physical and The Council’s Procurement Strategy 2017-2020 digital infrastructure; provide support for business and ensure that any economic benefits are felt across the region”. The Council’s Procurement Strategy set an increased focus on maximising social, economic, Fairtrade Cardiff environmental and cultural wellbeing through its Cardiff became
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