Support for Businesses
We bring businesses and communities together to develop impactful partnerships which shape places and impact lives
Social value provides a competitive edge to help you win tenders and recruit the best talent.
Our five actions will realise your social value impact:
1
Research
Generating insight on the local priorities and community needs,
creating a community profile.
This ensures your social value offer will be evidenced-based.
2
Recommend
Highlighting priority themes for social value, capturing these in a clear set of recommendations.
This ensures your social value offer will be locally relevant.
3
Propose
Scoping possible interventions, their scale and value, and setting these out as a social value proposal.
This ensures your social value offer will be feasible and measurable.
4
Connect
Identifying community partners and creating a bespoke directory of potential collaborators.
This ensures your social value offer will be deliverable.
5
Collaborate
Facilitating delivery partnerships, benefits realisation and impact monitoring, bespoke to your contractual requirements.
This ensures your social value offer will be impactful and something you’ll want to shout about.
To help you navigate these steps, we build bespoke support packages, tailored to your needs.
Our approach is relational, not platform-driven.
We listen, understand you, and facilitate relationships that achieve what matters to you.
Want to talk through how you could amplify your social value offer?
How can social value benefit your business?
Winning tenders
Government guidance advises the minimum weighting that should be applied to social value is 10% of the bid score. A locally impactful social value plan could secure you a competitive advantage and help you win more contracts.
By aligning with community priorities, demonstrating measurable impact, and forming meaningful partnerships, you can demonstrate your wider corporate values. Investing in people and places builds trust, enhances reputation, and differentiates your bid.
Social value also signals long-term commitment, making your proposal more compelling to commissioners seeking sustainable, inclusive outcomes.
Recruiting talent
Businesses that embrace the Social Value Act or embed strong ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) commitments are far more likely to attract top-tier talent—especially among younger professionals.
61% of young workers place as much importance on their employer’s values as they do on their pay packet*. A quality social value plan, which makes a real difference, will inspire employees and secure you the best talent.
A clear social value strategy signals that a company is purpose-driven, community-minded, and serious about making a positive impact. This resonates with candidates seeking meaningful work and ethical leadership. Employees are more motivated and loyal when they see their work contributing to real-world impact. This boosts morale, productivity, and retention.
By demonstrating a commitment to people and planet—not just profit—businesses build trust, inspire loyalty, and stand out in a competitive job market.
Reputation and differentiation
Businesses seen as community-minded and purpose-driven earn greater public trust and stakeholder goodwill. This strengthens brand loyalty and opens doors to new partnerships.
Delivering social value elevates a business’s reputation by demonstrating a genuine commitment to people, places, and the planet. This ethical stance resonates with customers, employees, and partners alike, fostering loyalty and long-term relationships. In competitive markets, a clear and locally relevant social value strategy sets businesses apart, especially in sectors where sustainability and community impact are key procurement criteria.