Revolutionary Platform Set to Transform UK Social Value Landscape
whatimpact is pleased to announce the successful trademark registration of our pioneering concept: the National Social Value Marketplace™. This milestone represents a significant advancement in how the UK’s Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector connects with public and private sector partners.
Addressing Critical Market Fragmentation
The current social value ecosystem suffers from significant inefficiencies. Government suppliers, companies, and grantmakers currently navigate multiple disconnected systems, creating unnecessary complexity and barriers to effective partnership formation. This fragmented approach has resulted in:
· Overlapping directories and closed marketplaces operated by individual local authorities
· Discriminatory access limitations that exclude many VCSE organisations
· Inefficient resource allocation across the sector
· Reduced opportunities for meaningful social impact delivery
A Unified National Solution
The National Social Value Marketplace™ addresses these challenges through:
Comprehensive Coverage: Access to a database of over 300,000 VCSE organisations nationwide, with localised views maintained by each council, borough, and city.
Advanced Matching Technology: Interactive mapping functionality and integrated communication systems that facilitate seamless connections between companies and VCSEs based on detailed social value criteria.
Strategic Partnership Formation: The ONLY platform in the market specifically designed to enable government suppliers to develop partnership offers aligned with public sector social value requirements, allowing VCSEs to submit targeted project proposals.
Validated Impact Reporting: Instead of listing only inputs and outputs, Social Impact Reporting (SIR) present grassroot outcomes, case studies, testimonials and connect the targets to social value frameworks. SIR is officially accepted as evidence for TOM System measures.
Outcome-Focused Approach: Moving beyond ad-hoc donations to strategic social value delivery with defined outcome targets and measurable impact.
Integrated Volunteering Management: Cost-effective volunteering program management that ensures delivery and captures the data required by stakeholders.
Open Access and Equal Opportunity
Our platform operates on an open access service model, ensuring equal opportunity for all VCSE organisations to participate in social value delivery. This approach eliminates the discriminatory practices inherent in closed marketplace systems, do not require public sector investment and ensures that impactful interventions can reach all geographic areas.
Growing Public Sector Endorsement
An increasing number of public sector bodies are recognising National Social Value Marketplace™. as their preferred transparent, equal opportunity social value management solution. This endorsement reflects our platform’s ability to deliver:
· Streamlined procurement processes
· Enhanced transparency in social value delivery
· Improved cost efficiency for all stakeholders
· Greater focus on grassroots impact investment
Looking Forward
The trademark recognition of the National Social Value Marketplace™ validates our established approach to improving sector efficiency and eliminating redundant technology investments. As we continue to expand our platform capabilities, we remain committed to creating a unified ecosystem that serves the entire UK social value community.
About whatimpact
whatimpact is the UK’s leading social value marketplace, connecting VCSE organisations with public and private sector partners to deliver meaningful community impact. Our platform serves as the bridge between social value requirements and delivery capacity, enabling more efficient and effective partnerships across all sectors.
