Social Value
Transforming your Community Impact
In bidding and procurement, social value has emerged as a pivotal concept, revolutionising how contracts are won and delivered.
At its core, social value represents the additional, tangible benefits that an organisation commits to deliver beyond the primary scope of their service or product. This concept has gained significant traction, especially within the public sector, where organisations are increasingly evaluated not just on price and quality, but on their contribution to societal well-being and environmental sustainability.
At BidVantage, we understand that articulating and delivering social value can be as challenging as it is rewarding. It's not just about meeting a requirement; it's about embedding a philosophy that resonates with your organisation's ethos and the wider community's needs. Whether it's through creating local employment opportunities, fostering environmental stewardship, or supporting social initiatives, social value is about making a meaningful difference.
Our Social Value Services
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Social Value Bid Writing
Our Social Value Bid Writing service is designed to help you weave a compelling narrative around your social contributions, ensuring they resonate powerfully within your bids. We focus on:
Tailored Messaging: Crafting bespoke content that aligns your social value initiatives with the specific requirements and ethos of the tendering authority.
Impactful Storytelling: Highlighting your social contributions through engaging narratives, case studies, and evidence-based outcomes.
Compliance and Creativity: Balancing the need to meet tender requirements with the creativity to stand out, ensuring your social value proposition is both compliant and compelling.
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Social Value Training
Knowledge is power, especially when it comes to understanding and implementing social value. Our Social Value Training programmes are designed to equip your team with the insights and skills needed to integrate social value into your business and bidding strategies effectively. Our training covers:
Understanding Social Value: An in-depth exploration of what social value means, its importance in procurement, and its impact on society.
Practical Implementation: Guidance on how to identify, develop, and communicate social value initiatives within your organisation and bids.
Interactive Workshops: Engaging sessions that encourage participation, discussion, and practical application of social value concepts.
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Social Value Governance
Creating a robust framework for social value within your organisation is crucial for consistent and impactful delivery. Our service in Social Value Governance and Structures helps you establish the right policies, procedures, and oversight mechanisms to ensure your social value commitments are met. This includes:
Policy Development: Crafting or refining policies that embed social value into your organisational ethos and operations.
Structural Integration: Advising on how to integrate social value considerations into your decision-making processes and corporate structure.
Monitoring and Reporting: Setting up systems to measure, monitor, and report on your social value activities and their impact.
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Social Value Development Support
Developing and sustaining impactful social value initiatives requires ongoing support and expertise. Our Social Value Development Support service provides you with the guidance and tools needed to not only initiate but grow your social value contributions. We focus on:
Initiative Ideation: Assisting in brainstorming and developing innovative social value initiatives that align with your business objectives and community needs.
Partnership Building: Advising on how to establish and nurture partnerships with local communities, NGOs, and other stakeholders for collaborative social value creation.
Long-term Strategy: Helping you create a sustainable, long-term strategy for social value, ensuring ongoing relevance and impact.