Event E3M Imagine 2026: Social Economy Models for the Future of Public Services Author: E3M Date: 06.03.26 Tags:Commissioning, partnership, procurement, public services, social enterprise, Social investment, social value No comments Event date: 06.05.2026 | 9.00-16.30 Event location: People’s History Museum, Manchester In the context of some public services not meeting people’s needs, poor outcomes for those most in need of support, and ever-increasing financial pressures, E3M Imagine explores how successful social enterprise and co-operative models can be scaled.
Publication Scaling social enterprise innovation in public services: new report Author: Jamie Veitch Date: 13.01.26 Tags:Commissioning, procurement, public services, Social investment, social value No comments What works and what is needed to create more effective, responsive, and sustainable people-focused public services? E3M’s new publication demonstrates the innovation and impact which social enterprises bring to people-focused public services, and the changes needed to how public authorities commission services, public procurement rules are interpreted, investment is structured and the wider role of […]
Publication Creating more effective, responsive and sustainable public services: Imagine 2025 Author: Jamie Veitch Date: 18.07.25 Tags:Commissioning, partnership, procurement, public services, social enterprise, Social investment, social value No comments It is a pivotal moment for public services, which face increasing demand and record pressures. Resources are stretched, ‘dysfunctional’ markets have failed many people-centred services, and extractive practices are minimising resources and creating bigger problems for vulnerable people and service providers. We need to reimagine public service delivery. E3M Imagine took place on 7 May 2025 […]
Event E3M Imagine 2025: Social Economy Models for the Future of Public Services Author: E3M Date: 10.03.25 Tags:Commissioning, public services, social enterprise, Social investment, social value No comments Event date: 07.05.2025 | 9.00-16.30 Event location: People’s History Museum, Manchester Building on the success of E3M Imagine 2024, this one-day, interactive event brought together the experience of innovative social enterprise leaders, bold commissioners responsible for public services, and funders and social investors to focus on real issues and discuss how to improve outcomes and meet challenges in the future.
Event The 2023 Procurement Act: unlocking the art of the possible Author: E3M Date: 26.02.25 Tags:procurement, social enterprise, Social investment, social value, Webinar No comments Event date: 27.03.2025 | 14.00-15.00 Public purpose: distinguishing market purchasing from system stewardship In this interview with E3M’s Jonathan Bland, Sandra Hamilton, from the Manchester University Institute of Innovation Research, and Julian Blake, public benefit lawyer, will address procurement myths, highlighting the many flexibilities permitted under UK law.
Event E3M Imagine: Social Economy Models for the Future of Public Services Author: E3M Date: 26.03.24 Tags:Commissioning, public services, social enterprise, Social investment, social value No comments Event date: 16.07.2024 | 9.00-16.30 Event location: People’s History Museum, Manchester This one-day, interactive event looked at how to grow social enterprise and co-operative models for public services, to improve outcomes and meet challenges for the future. In the context of some public services not meeting people’s needs, poor outcomes for some of those most in need of support, and ever-increasing financial pressures, the event explored […]
Should Social Enterprises Deliver Public Services? Author: E3M Date: 08.02.24 Tags:public services, social enterprise, social value No comments June O’Sullivan OBE, CEO of LEYF Nurseries, has written up her reflections following our annual Away Day for the E3M Social Enterprise Leaders.
How did E3M support social enterprise in public services in 2023? Author: E3M Date: 29.12.23 Tags:public services, social enterprise, social impact, social value No comments A round-up of 2023 and how E3M support social enterprise in public services.
E3M’s 2022 Author: E3M Date: 12.12.22 Tags:Commissioning, innovation partnerships, partnership, procurement, social enterprise, Social investment, social value No comments After two years of exclusively online activity, 2022 was the year to resume a more normal programme of events for members of our Social Enterprise Leaders’ and Bold Commissioners’ Clubs, as well as our wider community. Covid’s shadow still loomed large at the start of the year and our first two events were conducted via […]
Social Value: public service system tweak or transformation Author: E3M Date: 07.10.21 Tags:social value No comments Ahead of our Social Value Webinar on 19th October, we are pleased to share some of the thoughts of Julian Blake, Partner at Stone King LLP. Social Value is established public service terminology, which is important and progressive. Largely in response to the success of the 2012 Social Value Act, in raising awareness of the […]
Event Using social value principles to commission services & for community wealth building Author: E3M Date: 07.09.21 Tags:social value No comments Event date: 19.10.2021 | 12.00-13.30 This webinar is for people in local authorities (senior officers and members), as well as those leading social enterprises, charities and other organisations seeking to maximise public benefit. Through a mix of case study presentations and an expert panel discussion, the webinar will explore how social value imperatives can be placed at the heart of […]
Learning from Catalonia – Suara Co-operative’s model of participation and inter-co-operation Author: E3M Date: 06.09.21 Tags:European co-operation, social value No comments In July, E3M hosted its third online meeting between E3M social enterprise leaders and colleagues from Suara Co-operative and its partners*. In the session we explored Suara’s model of employee participation and empowerment, and how it co-operates with other social economy organisations in Catalonia through the CLADE group.An employee led co-operative based in Barcelona, Suara […]
PUBLIC BENEFIT PARTNERSHIPS FOR CHILDREN’S SERVICES WEBINAR report Author: E3M Date: 19.07.21 Tags:Commissioning, partnership, procurement, public services, social value No comments It is possible to deliver better children’s services at better value for the public purse. Our webinar on 8th July examined partnerships to improve children’s services. The second of a series of webinars in support of our Procurement to Partnership Toolkit, it featured comprehensive descriptions of two partnerships which have already generated extensive benefits. By […]
Launching our Procurement to Partnership Online Toolkit Author: E3M Date: 13.05.21 Tags:Commissioning, partnership, procurement, public services, social value No comments On Tuesday 11th May, we were delighted to launch our online resource, From Procurement to Partnership: a Practical Toolkit For Commissioners. Developed in association with E3M’s partners, Buzzacott, Stone King, The Change Coefficient and Zurich Municipal, together with colleagues from some of our member organisations, Catch22 and Kibble from the Social Enterprise Leaders Club, and […]