Events

Events bring together suppliers, buyers and leaders looking to create more impact.

Create your own event

Bringing stakeholders together is essential to ensuring a successful and inclusive procurement strategy.

We will work with you to tailor events that will:

Increase understanding of social procurement in your network

Put buyers ‘at the table’ with social enterprise suppliers

Make your organisation stand out as a leader on impact

Events in focus

Winning UK government contracts through delivering social value
June 2021, online

This event gathered Hogan Lovells and their network to learn about the £284 billion opportunity of the UK's Social Value Model. The event gave suppliers and buyers the opportunity to connect and create impact.

100+ attendees

9/10 average feedback score

Expert speakers

Online event

Facilitated pitches between suppliers and buyers

Supply Change was a pleasure to partner with on an event that brought together large corporates and social enterprises around delivering social value. As well as bringing a calm professionalism to both the planning and the execution of the event, Supply Change also brought an extensive network of social enterprise and corporate contacts with a shared mission to maximise social value in both public and private sector supply chains.

Fenella Chambers, Senior Associate

Hogan Lovells International LLP

Previous event speakers

Claire Dove

Crown Representative for VCSEs

Catherine Manning

Interim CEO, Social Value UK

Natalie Campbell
Co-Chief Executive, Belu Water

Emily Davis

Head of Social Impact, Amey

Alison Wilson

Director of Commercial, Met Office

Kasia Cheng

Operations Executive, Nemi Teas

Previous events

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Social Procurement in Construction Guide Launch

To launch our Social Procurement in Construction Guide we gathered leaders from across the built environment to learn about the potential of social procurement. Buyers and social suppliers shared insights and connected to create opportunities for social procurement in construction.

Wates Meet The Buyer

To achieve Wates’ target to work with more social enterprises on development in Barking & Dagenham and Havering, we brought together suppliers and Wates’ network of buyers to connect and target opportunities for social procurement.

The Social Procurement Festival

Attendees came together to realise the immediate future of social procurement. Guests included social value leaders, social enterprises, policy makers and buying teams.

Get in touch

Our team will get back to you within two working days to arrange an initial call.

The Social Procurement Round Up

The Social Procurement Round-up keeps those motivated by impact in business up to date with the latest in social enterprise, sustainability and CSR.