Steering Group

The NSVTF Steering Group represents the membership community and helps steer the direction of the Taskforce. It meets four times per year and is responsible for:

Setting the strategic goals and direction of the Taskforce
Ratification of new members
Ratification of new regional and working groups

Lorraine Cox, Star Procurement
Lorraine is Director of STAR Procurement and current Chair of the National Social Value Taskforce.

Arnab Dutt OBE, FSBArnab Dutt is chair of the Social Value Policy Unit at the Federation of Small Businesses. A passionate public advocate for the importance of purpose driven business, he chairs the working group on Social Value Procurement for the… — Arnab Dutt OBE, FSB
Arnab Dutt is chair of the Social Value Policy Unit at the Federation of Small Businesses. A passionate public advocate for the importance of purpose driven business, he chairs the working group on Social Value Procurement for the Cabinet Office SME panel.

Campbell McDonald, BaxendaleCampbell jointly leads on social value on the Cabinet Office SME Panel and is Chief Executive of the charitable think tank Ownership at Work. Campbell was the co-founder of social advisory firm Baxendale, ranked as Best i… — Campbell McDonald, Ownership at Work
Campbell jointly leads on social value on the Cabinet Office SME Panel and is Chief Executive of the charitable think tank Ownership at Work. Campbell was the co-founder of social advisory firm Baxendale, ranked as Best in the World B Corp for the last 3 years running.

Samantha Butler, Cabinet OfficeSamantha leads social value skills development and supplier engagement at the Cabinet Office. As former Head of Social Value, Social Enterprise and Commissioning Policy for the UK government, Samantha led the research … — Samantha Butler, Cabinet Office
Samantha leads social value skills development and supplier engagement at the Cabinet Office. As former Head of Social Value, Social Enterprise and Commissioning Policy for the UK government, Samantha led the research and development of social value policy for the Civil Society Strategy and was joint lead for the DCMS and Cabinet Office programme to expand use of the Social Value Act across central government.

Guy Battle, Social Value PortalGuy works cross-industry on developing social value solutions that deliver real and tangible value. He is passionate about the contribution businesses can make to improve society – one of the driving motivations behind… — Guy Battle, Social Value Portal
Guy works cross-industry on developing social value solutions that deliver real and tangible value. He is passionate about the contribution businesses can make to improve society – one of the driving motivations behind the creation of The Social Value Portal.

Katrina Browning, Suffolk County CouncilKatrina has 25 years of experience working in public sector procurement, the last 20 years whilst working for Suffolk County Council. Having worked on a broad range of contracts she has extensive experience of… — Katrina Browning, Suffolk County Council
Katrina has 25 years of experience working in public sector procurement, the last 20 years whilst working for Suffolk County Council. Having worked on a broad range of contracts she has extensive experience of tendering Local Authority contracts. Over the last 2 years she has delivered a programme of workshops on Social Value to over 70 staff in commercial roles within the Council.

Tina Holland, LGATina is the Programme Manager for the procurement and commissioning programmes within the LGA. Tina has been with the LGA since 2003 having spent the previous fifteen years as a procurement practitioner and procurement consultant, d… — Tina Holland, LGA
Tina is the Programme Manager for the procurement and commissioning programmes within the LGA. Tina has been with the LGA since 2003 having spent the previous fifteen years as a procurement practitioner and procurement consultant, delivering procurement expertise to public, private and financial sectors.