Proportionality is one of the most important, and most frequently misunderstood, concepts in social value measurement. Put simply, it means matching the depth, rigour, and cost of your measurement approach to the scale of the activity, the significance of...
Public and third sector organisations are increasingly expected to demonstrate that their work improves people’s lives while also making responsible use of public money. As a result, approaches that attempt to measure social impact in a structured way have...
Scotland's Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill represents a significant shift in how public spending is approached across local and national government. If you work for a third sector organisation delivering services, competing for contracts, or working in partnership with...
Sensitivity analysis is a technique that helps you test how your social value results change when you adjust key assumptions.
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...
“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?
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...
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...
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.
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...