Sensitivity analysis is a technique that helps you test how your social value results change when you adjust key assumptions.
What is sensitivity analysis?
- October 20, 2025
- Articles
Category: Articles
Is sustainability the same as social value?
- August 6, 2025
- Articles
In recent years, the terms sustainability and social value have become increasingly prominent in public policy, procurement, and business strategy. But while they're often used interchangeably, especially in tenders and ESG reports, they’re not quite the same thing. So what’s...
What is the role of procurement in authentic social value delivery?
“Social value will be at the heart of this procurement.” You’ve heard it. You might have said it. But what does it really mean --- and more importantly, what does it ask of procurement?
Evaluating grant applications: how to spot real social value
- July 16, 2025
- Articles
Organisations responsible for awarding grants play an important role in deciding where funding goes and how effectively it contributes to social change. Accurately identifying genuine social value among numerous applications can be challenging. This article outlines how to evaluate...
How do I assign financial values to outcomes in my SROI analysis?
- July 8, 2025
- Articles
Assigning financial values to outcomes is a core step in Social Return on Investment (SROI) analysis. It involves estimating the monetary value of the outcomes experienced by stakeholders as a result of a project or service. To apply these...
What is the difference between SROI and the TOMs framework?
- June 12, 2025
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This article explores how TOMs and SROI differ, where each approach has strengths, and why a more holistic view of social value is increasingly being called for.
What is the new Social Value Model?
- March 28, 2025
- Articles, News and Events
If you're working in public procurement, bidding for government contracts, or supporting organisations that do, you've probably come across PPN 002 (2025) – the latest update to the UK Government’s Social Value Model. But what does it actually mean...
Preparing for the new Procurement Act: what VCSEs need to know and how the Social Value Engine can help
- March 12, 2025
- Articles, News and Events
The new Procurement Act is reshaping public sector purchasing and placing social value at the heart of contract decisions. This shift offers exciting opportunities for Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations, but it also raises the bar on...
How To: Applying impact adjustments (deflators) in social impact assessments
- December 2, 2024
- Articles
Measuring a project's true impact accurately is important in social impact assessment. Concepts like leakage, deadweight, attribution, drop-off, and displacement—collectively known as impact adjustments or deflators—help refine impact calculations. This article explores these concepts and explains how to apply...
Understanding the 8 Social Value International Principles
- July 30, 2024
- Articles
The Social Value Engine relies on eight core principles to guide organisations in measuring and enhancing social value effectively.