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    Social Value Portal

    29 May 2026

    Guidance: How better procurement can unlock the third sector's potential

    Guidance and recommendations for Contracting Authorities, supply chain partners and VCFSEs from the National Social Value Taskforce VCFSE Working Group.
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    The VCFSE sector underpins a significant part of UK civic life, yet wins only a small share of public contracts.

    This guidance, from the National Social Value Taskforce VCFSE Working Group, looks at why, and what each part of the procurement system can do about it.

    What you'll take away

    • Contracting Authorities: Practical levers under the Procurement Act 2023, how to plan pipelines and design contracts that work for VCFSEs, and how to join up commissioners with procurement teams.

    • Private sector suppliers: how to bring VCFSEs into bid and delivery as real partners, set targets that drive change, and combine spend with wider forms of support.

    • VCFSEs: a route to becoming bid-ready — documentation, impact data, partnerships, and how to map to the TOM System and PPN 002.

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    About Social Value Portal

    Since 2017 Social Value Portal has been at the forefront of the Social Value movement. As creators of the endorsed Social Value TOM SystemTM, hosts of the annual Social Value Conference and founding members of the independent National Social Value Taskforce – they set industry standards and lead the business agenda.

    Their unique mix of consultancy, cloud platform and programmes offer organisations the complete solution to accurately measure, manage and report Social Value – and create lasting impact.

    In 2022, SVP achieved B Corp status, scoring above average in all assessed. The company’s aim is to promote better business and community wellbeing through the integration of Social Value into day-to-day business activity across all sectors.

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