BCSPI Members receive access to a wealth of resources to support in implementing social procurement. See below for more information about our Social Procurement Tools and Templates, Buy Social Canada Consulting services, Impact Measurement Tools, and Supplier Engagement Resources.
Social Procurement Tools and Templates
BCSPI members get access to a number of social procurement resources designed by subject matter experts. Member resources include templates, guides and a library packed with examples. Combined with BCSPI’s Community of Practice and access to Buy Social Canada’s team of experts, these resources make implementing social procurement achievable and management. BCSPI members can log in to the Member Home to access the following resources and many others.
Social Procurement Policy Template
This template provides a complete outline for a municipal purchasing policy inclusive of social procurement. It is fully customizable and members can easily insert information and other clauses specific to their organization throughout.
RFP Template for Goods & Services with Social Value
This RFP template for goods and services purchasing incorporates social value language and evaluation criteria. The template includes space for member-specific clauses to be added throughout.
Indigenous Procurement Guide
Indigenous procurement can be an important driver of economic reconciliation and development for Indigenous communities. This guide contains six elements to consider when developing an Indigenous procurement approach.
Social Value RFx Questionnaire Design Guide
The Social Value RFx Questionnaire design guide can be used to develop and score social procurement outcomes for competitive bid processes. Members can customize the questionnaire and include it in their RFx documents as an appendix.
Sample RFQ for Construction Projects Under $250K
This template assists members in preparing a Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for smaller construction projects with a focus on the inclusion of small and medium sized enterprises (SME) and social value suppliers.
Request for Information (RFI) Template
This RFP template for goods and services purchasing incorporates social value language and evaluation criteria. The template includes space for member-specific clauses to be added throughout.
Coaching and Consulting Services
BCSPI members have access to Buy Social Canada’s team of experts for consulting and customized training at a discounted fee. By complementing the BCSPI extensive resource library with consulting support, your organization can benefit from a truly customized social procurement journey that makes sense for your community.
Consulting can help your organization with:
- Planning your social procurement implementation journey
- Initial project review & scoping
- Identification of social procurement objectives
- Social value language inclusion
Coaches and Consultants
Tori Williamson – Buy Social Canada
With a passion for understanding the systems around us and working collaboratively on community-centred solutions, Tori believes in people and the power of shifting perspectives and objectives to create monumental change. As Chief Operating Officer at Buy Social Canada, Tori spearheads consulting and education, championing the work of social enterprise and social procurement.
Rory Kulmala – CEO, Vancouver Island Construction Association
Rory Kulmala is a seasoned executive leader and current CEO of the Vancouver Island Construction Association (VICA), a role he has held since 2017. With over three decades of experience in the construction sector, Rory has demonstrated exceptional skills in project management, strategic planning, governance, and team leadership across various industries. His extensive background in project management and infrastructure development features roles with BC Ferries, BC Transit, and BC Investment Management Corp. In addition to being a retired naval officer veteran with nearly 30 years of service with Canada’s Naval Reserve, he is also deeply involved in his community, contributing as a trustee and member of program advisory committees at Camosun College, the University of Victoria, and Vancouver Island University. Rory holds a Master of Business Administration from Royal Roads University, a Diploma in Civil Engineering Technology from Confederation College, and certifications including Project Management Professional (PMP) and Applied Science Technologist (AScT).
Kristi Fairholm Mader – Scale Collaborative
Kristi Fairholm Mader (KFM) has always worked in the social impact sector. After 10 years as a youth worker, she returned to school to complete a business degree, with a focus on social enterprise. Kristi founded and supported several employment social enterprises, and was Director of Social Enterprise for Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network. In 2014, Kristi co-founded Scale Collaborative to support growing a thriving social change sector. Within Scale’s family of organizations, KFM is the Managing Director of Thrive Impact Fund and Scale Institute Society.
Elizabeth Chick-Blount – Buy Social Canada
Elizabeth is the Chief Executive Officer of Buy Social Canada. In this role Elizabeth coordinates and connects Buy Social Canada’s work with public, institutional, and private sector purchasers to design and implement Social Procurement and Community Benefit Agreement policies and practices. Elizabeth has a degree in Law from the University of Cambridge and is a graduate of Year Here, a post-graduate program in Social Innovation and Social Enterprise. Elizabeth’s experience spans study in Law and legal research, frontline roles in communities, consulting for the public sector, and working with social enterprises in the UK and Canada. Elizabeth understands the importance of ensuring cross-sector collaboration and community co-creation in the work needed to build healthy, thriving, and accessible communities.
Em Chapman – Buy Social Canada
As Buy Social Canada’s Social Procurement and BCSPI Coordinator, Em primarily applies their ability to connect with and understand people. Em collaborates with public and private partners across BC and Canada to advocate for social procurement and community benefit practices. They support team members and engage with the social enterprise and social procurement community to advance these goals. Whether gathering subtrades for social value reporting, assisting municipalities in integrating social value into infrastructure projects, or guiding their team and clients through various initiatives, Em strives to offer tailored support.
Impact Measurement Tools
BCSPI members get access to a number of impact management resources to support their social procurement implementation. These essential tools help members to measure the outcomes and impact of their social procurement in support of their identified community objectives.
BCSPI ANNUAL IMPACT REPORT 2022-2023
BCSPI uses a common Impact Measurement Framework to help members understand and measure the social and sustainable impact of their purchasing. BCSPI’s Annual Impact Report explores the impact created by members from 2022-2023.
Impact Measurement Framework
BCSPI’s region-wide impact measurement framework for social procurement makes it easy for members to measure and report on social procurement outcomes and impact. The framework is aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Impact Measurement Framework Guide
This RFP template for goods and services purchasing incorporates social value language and evaluation criteria. The template includes space for member-specific clauses to be added throughout.
Tool Spotlight: Purchase for Impact and Measure What matters
As social procurement criteria in RFx become more common, governments and organizations need to measure and report out the community benefits their dollars are creating. Join the BCPSI Impact Measurement Working Group for an overview of the impact measurement framework and the tools you need to start measuring your impact today.
Supplier Engagement Resources
BCSPI members get access to supplier engagement resources that help bridge the all-important gap between purchasers and social value suppliers. These resources support vendors in understanding the opportunities available through social procurement and how to respond to and deliver on competitive bid opportunities.
Vendor Outreach Guide
This guide is designed to support BCSPI members with strategies to engage with and enhance relationships with social value suppliers. The guide covers 10 key areas that can contribute to successful relationships and engagement between purchasers and suppliers.
Vendor Information Sheet
Local governments and public institutions want to buy from businesses who are aligned with their values and can contribute to community well-being and resiliency. This information sheet helps suppliers respond to purchasing opportunities that include social and environmental criteria
Tool Spotlight: Vendor Outreach Guide
This video provides an overview of how to use the BCSPI Vendor Outreach Guide. It provides an overview of important vendor outreach and engagement strategies and explores the ten key areas found in the guide that can contribute to successful engagement between social value purchasers and suppliers.
More BCSPI Member Resources
Members get access to an online knowledge hub and resource library containing hundreds of social procurement examples from BCSPI members and other organizations, in-depth industry reports and a wealth of other helpful information to implement social procurement.
The BCSPI webinar library contains over 25 pre-recorded deeper dives into topics like social procurement for COVID-19 recovery, trade agreements, social value inclusion for RFx, drafting a social procurement policy, social procurement in construction projects and more.
BCSPI’s community of practice provides opportunities for member purchasing staff to engage in discussion and shared learning. Challenges, successes, resources and outcomes are all shared to support members’ social procurement implementation journey.
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