Case Study

Can social value provide more impact than commercial value? Islington Borough Council show us how.

Lampton Community Services provide park services for councils. Learn how they have made waves in their community.

STAR Procurement chose Depaul UK to provide support for care leavers and people who are homeless. Using Social Value Portal, they’ve reported on over £300,000 of value created for their local community.

Cardiff Council has long been recognised for its commitment and leadership in prioritising social responsibility. Read how they have used the National TOMs to measure and track social value on one of their major projects.

Learn how our partnership with University of Manchester saw a ripple affect, turning a key supplier on to the power of social value.

Globally, the Duke of Edinburgh has had an enormous impact on millions of young people since its inception in 1956. However, over the years, the positive impacts on young people, adult mentors, and wider society have only been shown through anecdotal evidence. Hear how they turned this into tangible, measurable, social value.

Royal British Legion Industries were crowned winners of the 'Best Voluntary or Third Sector Project' at the National Social Value Awards 2022. Read about how they have created two of the UK's leading leading factories that provide direct employment and upskilling opportunities to disadvantaged military veterans and people with disabilities.

NEPO301 won the 2022 awards for Best Public Sector Project at the National Social Value Awards. Read more about how they tackled the notoriously difficult task of applying social value frameworks to the energy sector, and worked with EDF to make a real difference in the North East

The Lyreco Goodness Microbusiness Support Programme was crowned the Best Private Sector Project Award at the National Social Value Awards 2022. Read about the programme, and the good it has done for smaller businesses across the UK

Breadwinners are a social enterprise who are changing peoples lives, one loaf at a time. Read more about what led them to be crowned winners of the Social Innovation Award at the National Social Value Awards 2022.

Read how Architecture Design Services worked with Southwark Council to help put a stop to the lack of diversity in their tenders.

Read about Services Design Solution's bottom up approach to ensuring they maximise social value and build stronger communities.

Read how GreenZone Cleaning and Support Services set out to revolutionise the commercial cleaning industry by delivering a truly social, environmental and economically sustainable service. Read more about how they got on.

Read about how Essex County Council created a custom National TOMs, and proceeded to create hundreds of jobs in local communities.

Read the remarkable story of Tim Neobard and the East Essex Hackspace, the winner of our Social Value Champion award for 2022.

WSP started working with Social Value Portal to demonstrate its focus on social value and align itself with a best practice tool that complements the needs of local authorities.