What is the National Social Value Marketplace?
🔗 www.nationalsocialvaluemarketplace.com
Local and Central Government authorities have a legal responsibility to ensure taxpayers’ money is used efficiently when procuring services and products. Our platform provides a FREE and seamless social value matchmaking solution for the public sector, replacing costly local directories and overlapping systems, saving each council tens of thousands of pounds per year.
We have already pre-populated our marketplace with 336,000+ VCSEs across the UK, meaning every council in the country has an existing local presence on our platform, populated with all the registered charities in their area.
With 1,000+ public sector buyers already engaged, the potential savings for the sector run into the tens of millions. By partnering with us, councils ensure that all VCSEs, regardless of size or network, have equal opportunities to participate in the social value ecosystem and collaborate with government suppliers through one centralised system.
Why Choose the National Social Value Marketplace?
- Advanced matchmaking technology – Councils are mapped with a filtering system that recognises both registered and relevant VCSEs in their area.
- Project-led engagement – VCSEs showcase their projects and specify the resources they need (funding, products, services, skills).
- Contract-specific social value delivery – Companies and government suppliers make partnership offers aligned with tender social value criteria, which VCSEs can apply for
- Robust impact reporting – Our system captures outputs, outcomes, testimonials, case studies, and evidence—validated for TOMs, Social Value Portal, and other frameworks.
- Contract-linked tracking – Matches and impact reports are tagged to the specific contracting authority and contract number for full transparency.
- Low-cost volunteering system – Helps suppliers track contract-specific volunteering efforts for reporting purposes.
- Dedicated support for local engagement – We work closely with councils to engage local VCSEs effectively.
Since 2017, whatimpact has been a specialist platform for VCSE engagement, research, and training. Our marketplace does not charge VCSEs and takes no commission on donations. While the core database, matching, and social value planning tools are free for suppliers, we offer low-cost premium features for enhanced reporting and volunteering management.
To find out more about partnering with whatimpact, please contact philip@whatimpact.com
