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On 27th November, 125 delegates gathered at the County Durham Pound Social Value Business Exchange to share best practise, do business and network. A huge thanks to our Speakers: the opening address from our PCC Joy Allen BA Hons MSc MBA, our Sponsor Keynote Darush Dodds on behalf of Esh Group, our Keynote Speaker Michelle…

The County Durham Pound project has been acclaimed nationally receiving the Best Collaborative Procurement Award at an awards ceremony in Liverpool. On 16 May the UK National GO Awards took place, with scenes of celebration and joy as the UK’s best public procurement achievements were recognised. The County Durham Pound also received Highly Commended in…

Thirty-five businesses, that are based or operate in County Durham, have pledged to a Charter that aims to increase Social Value in our local area. The launch was celebrated with an event to bring together our Supporters to collaborate, hear from experts in the field, get an insight into some of the challenges our County…

Find out what the Charter is, who our Supporters are and how to get involved … Last year, the County Durham Pound partners set a target for 2024 to continue to engage with the supply chain and broaden the organisations involved in the project. From this aim, the Founding Partners invited a number of large…

Partners of the County Durham Pound project reflect on their achievements in 2022/23 and set these targets for the year ahead: Watch the video to find out more:

The award recognises a public sector organisation that has commissioned or procured a single project or framework and maximised the delivery of social value. Up against competition from the likes of Mayor of London’s Architecture and Urbanism Framework and Cheshire and Merseyside – Giving People a Voice, County Durham Pound was crowned victorious at the…

29th September 2022 The County Durham Pound project will be formally launched at a ‘Meet the Buyers’ event in Durham today.  Representatives from the 12 County Durham Pound partner organisations will meet with 62 Durham-based organisations to explore future opportunities.  Workshops are being led by Social Value Portal and B2B North to support attendees with…

On the 14th September Durham County Council will hold their Cabinet meeting to launch the County Durham Pound Project. Twelve primarily public sector organisations in County Durham which spend nearly £1 billion between them are working together to maximise benefits to the local area from their expenditure, councillors will hear next week. Our Cabinet is…