The Data You Can Defend
Social value measurement is now part of doing business for any construction firm bidding for public sector work. The Procurement Act 2023 introduced mandatory, published KPIs. PPN 002 brought Standard Reporting Metrics. PPN 026 promises increased scrutiny. But while adoption has surged, most organisations cannot say with confidence that their social value data would survive an audit, a procurement challenge, or serious scrutiny at bid stage.
For firms managing data across dozens of projects, hundreds of supply chain contributors, and multiple contracting authorities, the question is no longer whether to measure social value. It is whether the data behind that measurement is any good.
For a detailed overview of how Thrive supports social value measurement, see our approach to social value reporting.
In this paper, you will learn:
- Why four converging pressures are making social value data quality urgent for construction firms in 2026
- What the five dimensions of data quality mean in practice, and how to assess where your organisation stands
- How system-enforced Validation catches errors like FTE overclaims, duplicate records, and metric misapplication at the point of entry
- What the assurance journey from Validation to verification to audit readiness looks like, and why leading firms are already on it
Download the paper to understand what data quality means for your bids, your client reports, and your credibility.