Social value is changing. Are you ready? - Sponsored by PeoplePlus (FREE to attend)
From January 2027: What PPN 026 Means for Providers and the Employers You Work With
This webinar is FREE to attend, as it is kindly sponsored by PeoplePlus.
Overview
From January 2027, PPN 026 replaces PPN 002 as the framework for social value in central government contracts. The revised Social Value Model narrows eight themes down to two outcomes, good jobs and skills, focused on creating opportunities for people facing barriers to employment in their local communities.
For training and employability providers, this is a real opportunity. The skills outcome asks suppliers to show how they will train, retrain and progress their workforce and build talent pipelines in communities facing deprivation, which is what providers already deliver. Employers bidding for public contracts will need partners who can help them make and evidence these commitments, and providers who bid for contracts themselves will face the same questions.
In this session, Emma Grigson, Director of Partnerships and Social Value Solutions at PeoplePlus, will explain what is changing and when, how PPN 026 links with the social value priorities of combined and local authorities in England, and what it is likely to mean for sectors including construction, logistics, health and digital. She will share what commissioners are looking for, and how providers and employers can work together to turn social value commitments into people who are recruited, trained and stay in work.
The webinar draws on PeoplePlus's experience through which it has supported more than 37,000 people to prepare for and move into work through social recruitment. Live polls run throughout, so you can test your readiness and compare it with others in the sector.
What You Will Learn:
By the end of this session, you’ll be able to:
- Explain what PPN 026 is, when it applies and how it differs from the current Social Value Model
- Understand the two outcomes and the type of commitments buyers will expect to see
- See how central government, combined authority and local authority approaches link together, so you can build one approach and tailor it for each bid
- Recognise how the changes are likely to affect your sector
- Identify the practical support that helps people facing barriers to work get into jobs and stay in them
- Identify where your organisation can help employers meet their social value commitments
- Know where to go next for support, including how SRAG members are working together
Who Should Attend?
- Providers and training organisations: managing director, operations director, curriculum lead, head of apprenticeships, partnerships and business development leads, particularly those already delivering across more than one region or wanting to.
- Employers: early careers, resourcing and social value leads, apprenticeship managers, HR business partners, with a particular focus on multi-site and national employers in health and social care, construction, logistics, retail and hospitality.
- Commissioners and public sector: local authority and combined authority skills and employment leads, Jobcentre and Youth Guarantee partnership managers.
- Operating level: mostly manager to head of, with some director-level attendance from smaller providers.
Facilitator
Emma Grigson, Director of Partnerships and Social Value Solutions, PeoplePlus
Emma Grigson is Director of Partnerships and Social Value Solutions at PeoplePlus, leading work focused on employer partnerships, social value delivery, social recruitment and community impact initiatives.
Emma works closely with employers, public sector organisations, supply chains and community partners to help create inclusive employment opportunities and deliver measurable social value outcomes. Her work includes leading the Social Recruitment Advocacy Group (SRAG), developing social recruitment strategies, influencing government policy discussions, supporting procurement and social value programmes, and helping organisations turn social value commitments into practical, long-term impact.
Her focus is on creating sustainable pathways into employment for people facing barriers to work, building partnerships between employers and communities, and making sure social value activity leaves a lasting economic and social benefit.
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/emma-grigson/
Organisation: www.peopleplus.co.uk
Organisation LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/PeoplePlusUK
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Fees
FREE for the sector to attend, as this webinar is kindly sponsored by PeoplePlus.
Please use a business email address when registering.
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