Social value in sonstruction

Abstract

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of contents -- List of illustrations -- About the authors -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Part 1 Principles and conceptual foundations -- 1 Introduction -- Social value in context -- The language of social value -- The economics of social value -- Social procurement and social value -- The political context of social value -- The opportunity for industry leadership in social value -- Defining the social value proposition of a construction project -- Creating social value through the construction project life-cycle -- Creating social value in the design stage -- Creating social value in the construction stage -- Creating social value through the operations and facilities management stage -- The ethics of social value and what it means for measuring social value -- Barriers to delivering social value -- Summary -- Key points -- References -- 2 Social value in the built environment: The legal framework in the UK -- The legal framework for social value creation -- Understanding social value - opportunities in the built environment -- Understanding social value - the legal framework -- Domestic legislation -- Procurement regime and reform in Scotland -- EU legislation -- EU case law -- Understanding when social value is linked to the subject matter of the contract -- Applying social value in practice -- The need for a social value policy -- Payment of a living wage -- Targeted recruitment and training/tackling worklessness -- Impact on the local economy -- Support to SMEs and access for SMEs -- Support to social enterprises and the 'third sector' and access for those organisations -- Social value impact through the supply chain -- Environmental sustainability -- Preliminary market engagement -- Social value at pre-procurement stage -- Preparing the procurement documents.