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Social Value Portal 'Where Community Speaks and Business Listens' We are here to promote better business and community wellbeing by the implementation of The Social Value Act

☀ Last week the Social Value Portal team spent the afternoon with family and friends at Elephant Park for our annual sum...
21/08/2026

☀ Last week the Social Value Portal team spent the afternoon with family and friends at Elephant Park for our annual summer picnic.

A much needed break away from the hustle and bustle which included games and refreshments.

A big thank you to everyone who organised the event, it was a successfully fun day, and here are the pictures to show it.

🚲 Social Value shows up in places you wouldn't expect. Take cycling infrastructure, for instance: it doesn't just create...
18/08/2026

🚲 Social Value shows up in places you wouldn't expect. Take cycling infrastructure, for instance: it doesn't just create jobs, it also creates opportunities for VCFSEs and promotes healthy living.

Manchester City Council has been working diligently to embed these initiatives into their communities.

We're proud to share our new video highlighting what considered public planning looks like, and how it does more than create new cycle routes. It creates apprenticeships, opens access to local groups, and builds a more connected, sustainable city.

Check out the pictures below from the cycle ride using the new route, or click here to watch the full 3-minute video: https://hubs.li/Q04tk7rJ0

"We really want to encourage people to leave their car at home and to travel by walking, cycling, or wheeling to their destination."
- Indra Power, Social Value & Scheme Activation Lead at Manchester City Council

"It's important for us that it's not just about delivering a project or infrastructure, it's about working alongside those communities as well to have a long-term impact."
- Sam Wraith, Social Value Manager at Octavius

"Today's ride will showcase the new cycling infrastructure which has been built in Manchester, and people will see how easy it is to ride in the cycling lane, then plan their journeys using them in the future."
- Marina Waters, Founder of Moston Cycle Club

Property and facilities management delivers Social Value every day, through tenant engagement, local recruitment, and ro...
17/08/2026

Property and facilities management delivers Social Value every day, through tenant engagement, local recruitment, and routine service delivery. Measurement here is an ongoing, evolving process, not a single stand-alone project.

Our new State of the Nation 2025 report looks at what that means in practice for the sector: where impact concentrates today, and where the next opportunity sits.

If you manage Social Value across a property or FM portfolio, this report shows what to measure and where you stand against the sector.

Download the free report in the comments 👇

We're delighted to announce that Social Value Portal has been named a supplier on Crown Commercial Service's G-Cloud 15 ...
11/08/2026

We're delighted to announce that Social Value Portal has been named a supplier on Crown Commercial Service's G-Cloud 15 framework. ☁️

We are listed under both Cloud Software and Cloud Support, and continuing a presence on the framework since G-Cloud 12.

The Cloud Software listing covers our platform for embedding Social Value into procurement, evaluation, benefits monitoring, and validation, using either the Social Value Model or the TOM System™.

The Cloud Support listing covers bid evaluation, evaluation training, and Social Value strategy and planning advice, including our real estate consultancy services. Public sector buyers can now access both directly through the framework, without running a full tender process.

10/08/2026

"We're moving away from talking about doing good. We're actually demonstrating how we're doing it and what the value of it is." – Margot Slattery, ISS Facility Management

ISS employs over 4,000 people in Ireland and 325,000 people worldwide; until recently, they had no way to measure the Social Value created by that scale of employment.

The Global TOM System changes that by converting community, economic and environmental impact into financial terms that boards, investors and regulators can understand and trust.

Watch the full webinar to see how ISS is putting it into practice - https://hubs.li/Q04smzHF0

Does New Government Guidance Strengthen or Dilute Social Value?That's the question practitioners are asking after PPN 02...
06/08/2026

Does New Government Guidance Strengthen or Dilute Social Value?

That's the question practitioners are asking after PPN 026 landed this week.

From 1 January 2027, jobs and skills delivery becomes the core of how £90bn a year in central government contract spend is scored. A minimum 10% weighting applies to contracts between £1m and £5m, rising to 20% above £5m, with a mandatory KPI on every contract of £5m or more, published and reported annually.

The model narrows to two outcomes: Good Jobs and Skills. Everything else that sat under the previous model, environmental impact, wellbeing, economic inclusion, drops out of central government's own scoring.

The higher weighting strengthens Social Value's position in scoring.
Narrowing to two outcomes, though, leaves a lot on the table against a market this size, cutting themes that many suppliers and contracting authorities have spent years building measurement and delivery around.

That's why we're announcing our new exclusive webinar: PPN 026 Briefing – Does New Government Guidance Strengthen or Dilute Social Value?

📅 Join us live – Wednesday 12th, 11am GMT

In this session, we'll cover:
🔹What this means in practice for authorities and suppliers: the new 20% weighting, £1m threshold, KPI requirements, and reporting obligations.
🔹Whether narrowing the definition to jobs and skills is a welcome sharpening of focus, or a dilution of everything else Social Value was built to capture.
🔹What comes next for practitioners: the transition period, the technical guidance due this autumn, and how to prepare before the 1 January 2027 start date.

Hear from:
👤 Guy Battle – CEO, Social Value Portal

Register now → link in the comments. Free to attend!

05/08/2026

"A whole nation now has access to a set of common Social Value measures." - Richard Dooner, Cymdeithas Llywodraeth Leol Cymru/ Welsh Local Government Association

Wales spends £17.5bn a year through procurement, and applying Social Value to that spend would unlock real change for communities across the country. Now, organisations across Wales have a common language to make that happen.

Watch the full webinar to see how the TOM System for Wales works in practice - link in the comments.

🌸 Last month, we marked South Asian Heritage Month with a celebration guided by this year's theme, "Unity in Diversity."...
04/08/2026

🌸 Last month, we marked South Asian Heritage Month with a celebration guided by this year's theme, "Unity in Diversity." Colleagues shared homemade dishes alongside food from Sri Lankan restaurant Karapincha, swapped stories about their own heritage and family traditions, and added personal messages to a collaborative mural.

Colleagues donated to the South Asian Heritage Month Trust, with SVP matching every contribution to support the Trust's work on education and inclusion. Congratulations to our prize draw winner, Tatiana, who won a meal at a South Asian-owned restaurant of her choice.

Thanks to everyone who took part, donated, and joined the conversation, reflecting the range of backgrounds and perspectives across our team.

03/08/2026

💻 Last week we gave members a first proper look at the new member experience: a redesigned landing page, a new activity feed, and navigation built around the work that matters. It's the first visible step in a bigger plan, and it's already making the platform clearer and quicker to work in.

We've written up everything that's changed and how to make the most of it.

See what's new: https://hubs.li/Q04rCw6l0

30/07/2026

Winning on Social Value starts long before the tender is published, and depends on how well you address local need once it lands on your desk.

Our recent webinar with Tussell breaks down exactly what's shifting in public procurement with the latest data, and what it means for anyone bidding into it.

A few key takeaways:

✅ SME spending with the public sector is climbing.
✅ Pre-tender engagement now outpaces tender notices for the first time on record.
✅ Bids scoring highest on Social Value have a x2 higher win rate

📺 Watch the full session in the comments for everything you need to know on how to build a winning Social Value bid.

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