Social Value Calculator

  • You will receive your copy of the Social Value calculator as part of you tender documents (Part 9 Social Value Calculator).
  • This is the only place in which you will submit your Social Value response (both quantitative and qualitative).
  • Please ensure that you complete your applicant name and the total estimated contract value for the contract.
  • The estimated contract value should be for the full initial term of the contract and not include any potential extensions.
  • For example – You are submitting a response for a 3yr (+1yr+1yr) contract. The contract value per year is £100,000. Therefore the total estimated contract value would be £300,000.

Bid Requirements

Applicants are required to complete the following as part of their tender:

  • a) a quantified Social Value Proposal (‘Quantitative Social Value Proposal’) – Column L.
  • b) evidence describing how the social value being offered will be delivered against each of the measures offered (‘Qualitative Social Value Proposal’) – Column O.

Quantitative Proposal

  • Your quantitative proposal should be entered in column L
  • The calculator will automatically calculate your overall Social Value submission (Value) using the in built proxy measures.
  • Any values submitted in column L will form your quantitative response

Qualitative Social Value Proposal

  • Applicants must accompany any target figures with a rationale in the description/evidence box (Column O)– this must demonstrate that you have a credible processes in place to deliver what is being offered and provide a breakdown of any calculations.
  • Please note that the description field on the portal has a limit of 1250 characters (characters not words – this equates to roughly half a side of A4) – You must ensure your response fits within this character limit.

Qualitative Social Value Proposal

  • Please ensure that you read the definition, target guidance, evidence requirement and unit guidance (Columns Q-T) for each Social Value offer you submit.
  • Your qualitative submission will be scored against your ability to show you have understood the measure, how it is calculated and that you have a credible process in place to deliver what is being offered.