Community benefit funds are place-based funds from the owners of renewable energy projects, who will provide an annual payment for community benefit. Typically, in Scotland, this is onshore wind. The initiative offers an opportunity for communities to work with renewable energy businesses for the long-term benefit of the community.

Social Value responses in tenders are increasingly pivotal for UK public procurement success. This blog breaks down key strategies for crafting concise, high-scoring Social Value answers within strict word limits. Learn how to focus on buyer requirements, provide clear, SMART commitments, and leverage proven examples. These approaches will help suppliers effectively communicate their impact and maximise their tender scores.

We are so passionate about social value being a real mechanism for benefit either environmentally, socially or economically being delivered, so less is more. When you write a really focused question it gets really focused responses, and then you are more likely to contract manage it well.

Auticon is a social enterprise, so it's very much a case of our social mission driving everything we do. Our social mission really is focused on two things. The first thing is creating employment opportunities for autistic adults, and the second part is much more broad - creating awareness and education around neurodiversity as a whole. We work by recruiting and training people with autism to become IT consultants.

Explore how to maximise social value opportunities with the "Guide to Social Value for London's Micro and Small Businesses." This comprehensive guide, written by Samtaler for the London Anchor Institutions' Network offers practical advice for MSMEs to incorporate social value into their practices, helping them stand out in tenders and contribute positively to their communities.

Nicola is a Social Impact and Evaluation specialist and is one of only a handful of accredited Social Value & SROI trainers in the UK.  

Here, she talks us through what social value means, unpacks the language used around social value and takes us into a deeper understanding of theory of change and logic models.

In 5 Minutes with Rachel Stancliffe, we find out how sustainable healthcare combines environmental stewardship, financial prudence, and wellbeing in medicine. She highlights healthcare's carbon impact, particularly in pharmaceuticals and equipment, and emphasises strategies like prevention and low-carbon solutions. The blog also covers the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare's role in educating professionals and patients for systemic transformation.

Kate is our new Social Value Consultant at Samtaler, and we are delighted to have her onboard. Kate shares what brought her to Samtaler and what she wants to achieve in the next 12 months, professionally and personally.

Explore Flexi Job Apprenticeships: offering learners diverse, short-term company placements and employers access to new talent pools for 12-14 months. These cost-effective, agency-supported programmes promote workforce diversity and align with industry-standard costs.

Discover why the MoD's Social Value Centre of Expertise is pivotal in defence. It transcends box-ticking, integrating social value in procurement for UK society and defence. Focusing on social mobility, veteran support, and climate impact, it seeks meaningful supplier engagement and tangible outcomes in defence contracts.

This Social Value Conversation is with Susan McPherson, CEO and Founder of McPherson Strategies, and Author of ‘The Lost Art of Connecting’. We discuss the ESG and social impact landscape in the US, being a B-Corp, and we explore Susan’s ‘Gather, Ask, Do’ methodology, and how it can be applied to create meaningful connections and positive stakeholder engagement.

As social value is becoming increasingly significant in both the procurement of and delivery of public services, we are increasingly seeing the public sector ask their prospective suppliers to show evidence of their Social Value Policy. In this article, we give you guidance on how to structure your policy and what to consider to ensure your policy is robust.