Background
As national procurement guidance increasingly encourages the use of socially responsible organisations in public sector construction, it’s more important than ever for us to make this process quick, simple and easy.
In response to this and demand from their Social Enterprise Working Group; a two-year collaboration between some of the UK’s leading construction and infrastructure contractors, SCAPE identified the need for a platform that would bring buyers and suppliers together, and enable stronger collaboration.
- Increasing buyer confidence:
Shared industry knowledge - Building relationships with suppliers:
Collaboration between buyers and suppliers - Maximising social value and sustainability outcomes:
Boost social value across communities - Aligning to national procurement best practice:
Drive compliance and governance
New buyers
To join The Social Partnership Portal please complete the contact form here or contact:
support@localsupplychain.co.uk
In order to ensure The Social Partnership Portal remains free for suppliers, there is a membership fee for buyers, click here to view.
Our Members
McLaughlin & Harvey is delighted to be a founding partner of the Social Partnership Portal procured by SCAPE. The online portal will help us maximise our social value impact in the communities in which we work. It’s more important than ever to us, to ensure we engage with the local communities and deliver real opportunities to develop relationships with Social Enterprise suppliers.
Chris Boyle - Framework Director, Mclaughlin and Harvey
The innovative new Social Partnership Portal provides a unique offering to deliver quantifiable social value from our projects – we are proud to be a founder member!
Ross Crowcroft - Pre Construction Director, Clegg Construction Ltd
Social enterprise is increasingly solving everyday challenges whilst supporting inclusivity and diversity in the workplace. The Social Partnership Portal is a valuable tool in maximising engagement, promoting social suppliers and boosting visibility within the Construction industry, and SMAS Worksafe are proud to be a founding member.
Chris Woodward-Biddle, Commercial Director SMAS
We are delighted to be part of The Social Partnership Portal and will actively support, use and promote it.
Social Enterprises play an important part in the local community and to be able to identify them quickly through this portal will assist us in our delivery of social value on all our projects.
We are proud to be a founding member of the Social Partnership Portal, aligning with our values around collaboration and maximising social value. Our supply chain is integral to everything we do, and together we can leave a significant legacy for our local communities, supporting our work across the public and private sectors. The portal helps to facilitate this for greater outcomes.
Zoe Price - Chief Operating Officer for ISG’s UK ConstructionIntroduction to Work Radar:
Work Radar was created by Local Supply Chain and Morgan Sindall Construction. Launched with support from the Department of Work and Pensions and many large contractors across the UK.
Our aim is to boost local economies and maximise social value by helping to support social enterprises, microbusinesses, and skilled tradespeople to gain work on large commercial construction projects.
Work Radar is free to join for social enterprises, microbusinesses, and skilled tradespeople across the UK and is supporting clients and main contractors to evidence social value across their construction projects.
- 3 aims:
- Help local people gain employment
- Deliver social value around construction projects
- Remove barriers to entry for microbusinesses