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The EU Public Procurement Act, proposed by the European Commission on 9 September 2026, would replace the three directives that have governed European public procurement since 2014 with a single Regulation, and it changes how social value counts in public contracts....
European Sustainability Reporting Standard (ESRS) 1 defines impact as "positive and negative" effect on people and the environment. Hence “double materiality”. The negative side gets a method. The positive gets a field to fill in. Every criterion the standards use to...
The UK Sustainability Reporting Standards were published in February 2026 and remain voluntary for every organisation. The FCA has proposed climate reporting for around 515 UK-listed companies from 2027, with a decision expected in autumn 2026. No private company is...
Estimated reading time: 13 minutes Under the Procurement Act 2023, social value data is now published and assessed - yet most organisations have never scrutinised it the way they scrutinise financial data. Five common, avoidable errors can inflate sets of reported...
From 1 January 2027, a new Social Value Model decides up to a fifth of your score on central government contracts. PPN 026 replaces the PPN 002 Model, narrows social value to jobs and skills, and makes delivery against your commitments public. For suppliers, the...
PPN 026 will soon replace PPN 002 as the Social Value Model for central government, and it changes the system more than any update since the Model was created. But comparing PPN 026 with PPN 002 is harder than it looks, because most of what made PPN 002 work in...
On 5 August 2026 the Cabinet Office published Procurement Policy Note 026, a new Social Value Model for central government. It replaces the PPN 002 Model that has governed central government tenders since 1 October 2025 and applies to procurements commenced on or...
Estimated reading time: 10 minutes The UK Government has spent the past two years building the framework for social value accountability in public procurement. With the publication of the Contract Management Playbook (March 2026), it has now provided the instruction...
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes Getting Proportionality Right in Social Value Procurement - Key Takeaways Under the Procurement Act 2023, every social value requirement in a public procurement must be proportionate to the nature, cost, and complexity of the...
Estimated reading time: 7 minutes If you’re a social value manager or bid manager responsible for creating a social value plan, understanding where to focus your efforts is essential. Different areas of your community — or the country — have different needs, and...
Estimated reading time: 6 minutes In the conversation around PPN 002, there has been - understandably - a heavy focus on the Social Value Model’s Missions, Model Award Criteria (MACs), and Standard Reporting Metrics (SRMs). Much less attention has been paid to the...
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes The Procurement Act 2023 and the PPN 002 Social Value Model include two critical provisions that will help Small and Medium Sized Businesses (SMEs) and Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprises (VCSEs) to win a greater share of...
The Procurement Act 2023 introduced mandatory published Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) - written into contracts and tracked over time - into UK procurement law for the first time. Days before the Act came into force in February 2025, PPN 002 and the new...
The Procurement Act 2023 has had a significant impact on social value since it came into force in February 2025. We’ve summarised the most important effects of the Procurement Act previously, but in this blog we’re going to focus on the Exclusion and Debarment regime:...
PPN 002 and Social Value Model Explainer series The Procurement Act 2023 changed the grounds for awarding contracts in competitive processes to “Most Advantageous Tender”. Before the Act, the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 had ruled that the basis should be...
PPN 002 and Social Value Model Explainer series One of the new elements introduced in the PPN 002 Social Value Model is the idea of “Standard Reporting Metrics” (SRMs) - that is, officially mandated ways in which certain types of social value should be measured and...
PPN 002 and Social Value Model Explainer series: For Contracting Authorities In public procurement, social value is all about making sure that communities benefit as much as possible from every pound of public money spent. So it follows that, for any spending...
PPN 002 and Social Value Model Explainer series: For Contracting Authorities The Procurement Act 2023, the National Procurement Policy Statement, PPN 002, and the new Social Value Model all make one thing very clear: The government wants to direct a greater proportion...
In July 2025, NHS England published the NHS Social Value Playbook. The document sets out guidance on how social value is to be treated in NHS procurement, both: During the transitional period between PPN06/20 and PPN 002 (February to September 2025) Once PPN 002 is in...
The weeks and months are counting down until PPN 002 supercedes PPN06/20, which will bring changes affecting contracting authorities with PPN002. What does the switch from 2021’s Social Value Model to the 2025 version mean for central government procurement...
What is the Impact Evaluation Standard? And what makes it different from the other frameworks that exist for measuring and reporting on social value? In this article you will learn why there are various social value reporting frameworks in use and what makes the...
How To Implement The New Social Value Model Missions in your Business This blog looks at PPN 002 and the Social Value Model published in February 2025. This Model applies only to in-scope contracts published between October 2025 and August 2026, some of those...
How To Implement The New Social Value Model Missions in your Business This blog looks at PPN 002 and the Social Value Model published in February 2025. This Model applies only to in-scope contracts published between October 2025 and August 2026, some of those...
How To Implement The New Social Value Model Missions in your Business This blog looks at PPN 002 and the Social Value Model published in February 2025. This Model applies only to in-scope contracts published between October 2025 and August 2026, some of those...
How To Implement The New Social Value Model Missions in your Business This blog looks at PPN 002 and the Social Value Model published in February 2025. This Model applies only to in-scope contracts published between October 2025 and August 2026, some of those...
How To Implement The New Social Value Model Missions in your Business This blog looks at PPN 002 and the Social Value Model published in February 2025. This Model applies only to in-scope contracts published between October 2025 and August 2026, some of those...
On February 24 2025, the Procurement Act 2023 came into force - shaking up the face of UK public procurement dramatically. After a long trek through Parliament - starting in May 2022 and finally receiving Royal Assent in October 2023 - it took a further 15...
As of August 2026, new in-scope central government procurements are governed by PPN 002 or PPN 026 at the discretion of the commissioning authority. From January 2027, PPN 026 becomes mandatory. However, many contracts signed before October 2025 are still governed...
This article was published on the release of PPN 002 in February 2025. In August 2026, a replacement Model, PPN 026, was published to take effect in January 2027. Find out more about PPN 026 here. On February 13 - just 11 days before the implementation of the...
At Thrive, we help companies plan, measure, and report on the social value created by their work. But what is social value? OR GO STRAIGHT TO OUR: Social Value Explainer Resource Pack Defining Social Value Professional body Social Value UK provides the following...
At Thrive, we’ve talked many times about what social value is, how it should be measured and reported on, and how businesses can win more public contracts by understanding it better. But until now our blogs have touched little upon the history of social value, how...
If your business is involved in public procurement - whether it’s with central government and its agencies, the NHS, or local authorities - you need to be on top of social value. If you’re new to the topic of social value or if you’re looking to find out more, read...
With several new pieces of legislation released throughout the UK and EU in 2024 we take a look back at the information you need to know to make sure you stay on the right side of the line when it comes to your sustainability disclosures. Sustainability sells, and...
In barely 20 years, Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) has become a major factor in financial thinking. This is clearly a cause for celebration: the fact that markets and investors favour responsible companies is hugely welcome. But there is a growing sense...
Embedding social value in your organisation requires involving everyone—from the boardroom to frontline staff. However, transforming habits when social value hasn't been a business priority can be quite challenging. We understand that achieving this integration can be...
Facilities Management businesses that work with the public sector know all about the importance of creating - and measuring and reporting on - social value. And it’s increasingly important in winning and retaining private sector contracts too as investors, markets,...
Getting employees to think about their impact on society and the environment should, of course, be a top priority for any business. Incorporating social value into your business strategy is essential for good corporate governance and needs the full support of the...
There’s only one Social Value Model, but there are several social value frameworks. Each one measures and monetises the impact of social interventions in different ways. So, how do you choose the right social value framework for your organisation? That’s what we’ll...
Winning public tenders often hinges on demonstrating not just your ability to deliver, but also the positive impact you can create for the wider community. Understanding how to answer the social value question has become increasingly important and crafting a...
In today's world, social value goes beyond having an inspiring company mission statement. Companies must learn how to use reporting to evidence their positive impact effectively. Here are five great reasons why using social value reporting software can transform the...
Employee engagement matters. And the companies that have the highest levels of engagement tend to be those that also have well-developed social impact strategies. Here we highlight five key ways your social impact strategy can enhance employee engagement. These...
Since the introduction of the first Social Value Model in January 2021, the importance of social value in public procurement has soared. But with no clear definition of social value and confusion around CSR, ESG, and sustainability, it can be challenging to...
Is volunteering good for business? Because it is a large part of our cultural psyche. Millions of us give up time on a regular basis to do voluntary work. According to the last government Community Life Survey for 2020-2021, 19 million people in England were...
