Category: Social Values

Many SMEs tell us they don’t have much Social Value to talk about. Then we start asking questions. Do you employ people locally? Do you use local suppliers? Do you take on apprentices or provide work experience? Do you invest in staff training? Does your team volunteer? Do you support charities or community organisations? Are […]

Frameworks are an increasingly important route into public-sector work. Councils and other public-sector organisations use frameworks to purchase goods, works and services without necessarily returning to the whole market every time they need to award a contract. For SMEs, that can create a significant commercial opportunity. Once you’re successfully appointed to a framework, future opportunities […]

How many times has your business paid someone to write essentially the same answer? A new tender arrives and once again the team starts searching for: Where’s our latest mobilisation example? Who wrote the answer about business continuity? Which case study did we use last time? Has anyone got the operations manager’s current CV? What […]