This dual impact collaboration marketplace (DICM) is supporting the development, formalisation, measurement and promotion of supplier social value from within over £2 billion of UK public contracting.
Primary Impact
Geographically, businesses supporting the local charities & social enterprises building healthier, safer and more resilient communities;
Secondary Impact
Primary Impact delivering secondary impact through reductions in costs of frontline policing, health & community care, and criminal justice.
We launched, tested and scaled this dual impact collaboration marketplace with Thames Valley Police, Seven Force Commercial Services and West Mercia Police; a UK policing procurement led solution for all public buyers to support the same strategic objectives. Re-branded the Pluggin Marketplace in January 2026, it's where public buyers and their local communities see HOW & WHERE business suppliers are adding relevant social value to the charity and social enterprise providers building healthier, safer and more resilient communities.
David Levy, Director of Commercial Services (Seven Force Commercial Services)
Built with and for public procurement, this marketplace is making social value the new business differentiator...
Buyers want contract social value to contribute to the delivery of dual impact they need!
Explore the marketplace, click into a region...
5-20% tender weighting makes social value a business differentiator...
The Pluggin Marketplace is now the UK's only strategically embedded, public procurement-focused environment dedicated to facilitating and contracting and then promoting supplier social value into the public domain.
Social value marketing within the marketplace, is how any business really stands-out to UK buyers.
A long-term, regional approach to harness social value across public contracting...
Over 3 years, the Pluggin Marketplace evolved in collaboration with senior public procurement leaders and their teams; our first Steering Group.
In January 2026, a new regional steering group structure was established with senior buyers from 12 UK regions; each group working with us to tackle the bigger and more pervasive crime and safety issues faced by communities.
Many well-known suppliers were quick to join...
Businesses of all sizes operate their bids and contracts within the Pluggin Marketplace; many of the big brands joining first as they recognised the change being forged here and need for a business social value differentiation.
