Citation c. 3 Territorial extent England and Wales Commencement 31 January 2013 | Introduced by Chris White MP Royal assent 8 March 2012 | |
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Long title An Act to require public authorities to have regard to economic, social and environmental well-being in connection with public services contracts; and for connected purposes. | ||
The Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. The Act calls for all public sector commissioning to factor in ("have regard to") social value, and was designed to open up more opportunities for Social Enterprises to win bids for the delivery of public services. It requires that all public bodies in England and Wales, including Local Authorities, to consider how the services they commission and procure which are expected to cost more than the thresholds provided for in the Public Contracts Regulations might improve the socioeconomic and environmental well-being of the area. Social Enterprise UK was one of the Third Sector organisations which pushed for the introduction of the legislation.
Passage
The Bill was presented to the House of Commons in 2010 by Chris White MP, the Member of Parliament for Warwick and Leamington as a Private Members' Bill. It received Royal Assent in March 2012.