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Social Value Strategy & Tender Support.

Win more UK tenders with leading Social Value support—boost your bids and secure success.

 

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PWC
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Tozers
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EML
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Why Partner With Us?

Our specialists have supported social value responses for nearly £2bn worth of public sector contract opportunities, working with organisations of all shapes and sizes, from SMEs and VCSEs bidding for their first framework to global suppliers on multi-billion-pound programmes.

 

Our team includes former lead bid writers from Deloitte and Sopra Steria, a former Head of Social Value at DXC Technology, and specialists who have advised the Cabinet Office on social value policy. With extensive expertise in strategy development, bid writing and implementation, we help you navigate UK procurement regulations and use social value to strengthen your tendering performance and reputation.

What We Do.

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Social Value Assessment

Discover your organisation’s current Social Value performance. Complete our complimentary five-minute Social Value Maturity Assessment to receive a tailored, detailed feedback report.

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Winning Bids & Tenders

Our expert team helps you understand purchasing authority requirements, respond effectively, and enhance your competitiveness in social value bidding. We offer tailored support, including initial consultancy to identify goals and priorities, drafting narrative responses with bid writing expertise, and assisting with social value matrices or calculators. 

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Strategy & Policy

A strong social value strategy improves your tender win rate and delivers wider benefits, including stronger community relationships, greater employee engagement and an enhanced reputation. We develop bespoke strategies and policies aligned with your corporate goals and the UN Sustainable Development Goals, ensuring every bid draws on deliverable, evidenced activity.

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Section 106 & Social Value

We help developers and local authorities demonstrate meaningful community benefits by integrating, measuring, and reporting the social, economic, and environmental impacts of their projects. Our support ensures compliance with Section 106 and aligns with best practices, making it easier to meet regulatory and procurement requirements while delivering lasting value.

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Measurement & Reporting

Under PPN 026, social value commitments become contract KPIs, monitored throughout delivery. We measure and report the social value you deliver using recognised methodologies, including the Themes, Outcomes and Measures (TOMs) framework and Social Return on Investment (SROI), helping you evidence delivery and retain the contracts you win.

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Procurement & Evaluation

We help our clients define and communicate social value objectives aligned with their values, and integrate social value criteria into procurement evaluations to measure suppliers' social and environmental impact. We support suppliers to commit to social value through policies and initiatives, and implement robust monitoring to track and continuously improve progress.

Etio

“Our experience with transformacy has been excellent to date – they understood the brief rapidly, mobilised swiftly, and brought their significant experience and expertise to lay out a clear pathway that will enable us to develop our own social value strategy effectively.”

Gordon Carver – Managing Director UK&I, Etio
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FAQs.

What is PPN 026?
PPN 026 is the Cabinet Office's new Social Value Model for central government procurement, published on 5 August 2026. It applies to contracts of £1m and above commencing from 1 January 2027, focuses scoring on good jobs and skills, and sets minimum social value weightings of 10% (up to £5m) and 20% (£5m and above).

How much is social value worth in a public sector tender?
Under PPN 026, central government must give social value at least 10% of the total score on contracts from £1m to £5m, and at least 20% on contracts of £5m and above. Other public bodies set their own weightings, commonly between 10% and 20%.

Does PPN 026 apply to local authorities and the NHS?
No. PPN 026 applies to central government departments, their executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies. Local authorities, the NHS and other contracting authorities consider social value under the Procurement Act 2023 and their own policies, so the approach required depends on the buyer.

What is the TOMs framework?
The Themes, Outcomes and Measures (TOMs) framework is a standardised approach to measuring and reporting social value, developed by the Social Value Portal. It assigns proxy financial values to activities such as local employment, apprenticeships and community investment, and is widely used by local authorities and suppliers to set and report social value commitments.

How does the Procurement Act 2023 change social value requirements?
The Procurement Act 2023, in force since February 2025, requires contracting authorities to consider how procurements can deliver wider public benefit, including social value. Contracts are awarded on the "most advantageous tender" rather than the "most economically advantageous", giving authorities more scope to weight social value alongside price and quality.

Can SMEs compete on social value against larger suppliers?
Yes. Evaluators assess the quality and credibility of commitments relative to the contract, not the size of the company. Specific, local and well-evidenced commitments from a smaller supplier can score highly against larger competitors. We help SMEs develop proportionate, deliverable offers.

Can transformacy support a tender with a short deadline?
Yes. We regularly support live tenders with limited timescales. Please contact us with the submission deadline and the social value questions, and we will confirm availability.

How do you score highly on social value in tenders?

High-scoring responses are specific, measurable and credible. They link commitments directly to the buyer's priorities, set quantified targets with timescales, name the partners or programmes involved, explain how delivery will be managed and reported, and evidence similar commitments delivered on previous contracts.

Who can help write social value responses for public sector bids?
Specialist social value consultancies such as transformacy provide bid writing, solutioning and independent bid reviews. Our specialists have supported social value responses for nearly £2bn worth of public sector contract opportunities, for organisations ranging from SMEs to global suppliers. 

How We Help.

Wherever you are on your social value journey, our specialists can help you develop your strategy, write high-scoring tender responses, and deliver and report the commitments you make. As the leading UK social value consultancy, we have supported clients to achieve top social value scores across a wide range of sectors.

With PPN 026 raising minimum social value weightings from January 2027, now is the time to ensure your approach is ready.

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