Our ecosystem is a living geographic area where communities, public buyers, businesses and universities collaborate together to form a bubble for dual impact.
We nurture real collaborations across FIVE stakeholder groups within 12 regions of the UK, and operate dedicated research which helps pinpoint the evolution and benefits of dual impact upon communities.
Buyers
Public bodies regionally aligned to harness social value within contracting.
Provision
Charities & social enterprises leading dual impact activities inside communities..
Social Value
Businesses supplying into communities collaborating for a dual impact.
Expertise
Civic universities embedding their buying, teaching and research activities in community impact.
Insight
Regional consolidation of impact measurement & research creating the evidence of transformation.
Trust
Sharing community-created and validated insights with residents, building local engagement & trust.
Harnessing business social value...
The UK spends over £300 billion of taxpayer money annually, on goods and services to support public services.
Procurement Act 2023 places a legal requirement on public buyers to award contracts based on M.A.T. (Most Advantageous Tender) - meaning that social value has to be returned by the supplier back into local community needs.
Created with senior public buyers and launched in 2023, our Dual Impact Collaboration Model (DICM) provides a framework to make this social value process more interactive and relevant, visible and measurable.
Our ecosystem operates a s a social enterprise...
To ensure sustainability of our ecosystem, we established it as a commercial entity with a business model built to deliver social impact across the UK.