Get involved in techUK’s Social Value Campaign Week #techUKSocialValueWeek
We are delighted to announce that on Monday 26 and Tuesday 27 February techUK’s Central Government Programme will be running our first Social Value Week. The week will focus on how technology companies are supporting social value initiatives and making positive contributions to communities across the UK.
Social value has been a requirement in public sector procurement since 2013, and a determinant of public procurement outcomes since 2020. We will seek to highlight how techUK members have used the policy in central government contracts to deliver meaningful outcomes for communities and the environment.
How to get involved:
Each day will be dedicated to the social value Menu Award Criteria. We want to hear from members and stakeholders through blogs and case studies where these policy themes and outcomes have been successfully applied through central government contracts and how.
The days and their themes are listed below.
Monday 26 February
Tackling Economic Inequality - Create new businesses, jobs and skills, and increase supply chain resilience and capacity.
Fighting Climate Change - Effective stewardship of the environment.
Tuesday 27 February
Equal Opportunity - Reduce the disability employment gap and tackle workforce inequality.
Wellbeing - Improve health and wellbeing and improve community integration.
What we require:
We are asking for members and stakeholders to submit guest blogs or vlogs sharing insights, thought leadership on their chosen theme.
Blogs
- We ask your blogs to be 600-800 words, but please also feel free to share case studies, whitepapers, or podcasts! Read the full contributor guidelines here.
- Can include images, infographics, and videos/vlogs (see below guidelines about submitting vlogs)
- Download our blog submission form here (instructions here), fill it in and submit it to [email protected] no later than 17:00 on Friday 17 February.
Vlogs
These will be published on our website as an insight page.
- Between three to six minutes
- YouTube link or MP4 file
- Title for the video and any intro text
- Examples: #1
Heather Cover-Kus
Heather is Head of Central Government Programme at techUK, working to represent the supplier community of tech products and services to Central Government.
Ellie Huckle
Ellie joined techUK in March 2018 as a Programme Assistant to the Public Sector team and now works as a Programme Manager for the Central Government Programme.
Charles Bauman
Charles Bauman is a Junior Programme Manager in the Central Government Programme at techUK.
Yaroslava Bespyanska
Yaroslava, a Junior Programme Manager at techUK's Central Government Programme, blends a decade of international and local Marketing and Business Development expertise with insights from Public Policy gained within a London economic consultancy.
Tracy Modha
Tracy supports the marketing of several areas at techUK, including Cyber Exchange, Central Government, Cyber Resilience, Defence, Education, Health and Social Care, Justice and Emergency Services, Local Public Services, Nations and Regions and National Security.