Social Value Answer: a social value answer you can deliver
Add it to a Response Draft or Framework Application. We write your social value answer from the commitments you choose, suggest numbers that fit the size of the contract, and give you a plan for the first year. A person checks it. You submit it with your bid.
Who it's for
- The tender gives marks for social value and you're not sure what to promise.
- You want commitments you can really deliver, not a wish list.
What you get
- Your social value answer, written from the commitments you choose and confirm in your client area.
- A starting number for each commitment, sized to the contract's value in the notice. Change it to what you can really deliver: if you win, the buyer can check it.
- A plan for the first year: who leads each commitment, a target for each quarter, the measure the buyer will use and how to record it.
- A reviewer checks the answer, as for every answer we write.
Illustration
Commitment: we will take on apprentices working on this contract.
| Who leads it | Measure | How it's recorded |
|---|---|---|
| Operations manager | Apprentices in post on the contract | Start dates and the apprenticeship agreement for each one |
The plan sets a target for each quarter, so you and the buyer can see progress from the first month.
What we need from you
- A Response Draft or Framework Application for the same tender. Tick the box for Social Value Answer when you get your price.
- The commitments you can deliver, chosen from our list in your client area. We never add one you haven't confirmed.
Our guarantee
- We never invent a commitment or a number. Every commitment in the answer is one you confirmed.
- The starting numbers are our own simple scale for a contract of that size, not a benchmark. You set the final numbers.
- No one can honestly promise a win: buyers mark price as well as quality (terms 7).
Full wording in our terms of business.
Who checks it
We're appointing experienced UK bid writers; every bid we write or check is reviewed before it reaches you, and nothing is delivered until a reviewer is in place. See how a bid is checked.
One firm per lot
We write for one firm per lot of any tender, so we never work for your competitor on the same contract (terms 3.1). We never say who else is interested in a tender.
Questions
What do I get, in short?
A social value answer for your bid, built from commitments you choose, with suggested numbers and a plan for the first year. A person checks it before you see it.
Can I buy it on its own?
No. It's added to a Response Draft or Framework Application for the same tender, because the answer is part of your bid. Tick the box when you get your price.
Will you promise things I can't deliver?
No. You choose and confirm every commitment. The starting numbers are only a suggestion for a contract of that size: change them to what you can really deliver. If you win, the buyer can hold you to them.
Do you put a value in pounds on my social value?
No. We don't work out a "social value in pounds" figure. We write what you will do and how you'll measure it, in the buyer's own terms.
Do you submit it to the buyer?
No. The answer goes into your bid, and you submit the bid yourself. We never log into your portal or submit for you.