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County Durham Pound announced winner of the Best Public Sector Project award at the 2023 Social Value Conference

County Durham Pound announced winner of the Best Public Sector Project award at the 2023 Social Value Conference

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…

Demystifying Social Value

Demystifying Social Value

Thursday 9th March, 2pm – 3pm, online seminar. Join the team behind the innovative ‘County Durham Pound’ project to find out: What is Social Value and why does it matter to your business and to communities in Durham and beyond? What is the County Durham Pound project and how does Social Value fit in? How is…

County Durham Pound project seeks to maximise local benefits from £1billion spend

County Durham Pound project seeks to maximise local benefits from £1billion spend

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…