Thames Valley

Find out how social value within public sector buying is part of building community health, safety and resilience across Durham City, Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Chester-le-Street, Seaham,  Stanhope, Billingham, Consett, Darlington, Hartlepool and Peterlee.

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These businesses are helping us make this marketplace a free collaboration space for everyone, to enable public bodies to support the evolution of impact in local communities. 

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Business members who supply the emergency services, councils, NHS and criminal justice services can utilise this area to find and engage with buyer approved community activities and projects making impact; to develop contributory social value within bids or as part of their ongoing social value marketing:  

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Featured community provisions to support within contracts:

Here's where public buyers have positioned the community provisions already making impact aligned with their strategic objectives, which can be engaged with as social value collaborations in supply contracts. 

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Here's where businesses and communities share the real updates on social value and the support for impact...

Axis Counselling confirmed as new provider for vital victim services commissioned by PCC

Specialist West Mercia charity wins contract to provide a joined-up approach which will give victims a seamless and consistent support pathway, helping them understand their options, navigate the criminal justice process and access the emotional and practical help they need...

Differences between Pluggin Ecosystem and Social Value Portal

New kid on the block Pluggin Ecosystem differs significantly from the more established Social Value Portal, but how?...

Support for Community Cyber Resilience

The cyber resilience of social enterprises and SMEs is now being supported through public buying within the Pluggin Marketplace. A mix of National Cyber Resilience Centre Group (NCRCG) support and the contract social value (equipment and knowledge exchange volunteering) from...

Care Of Police Survivors (COPS)

National charity COPS is now being supported through the police procurement and social value delivery process within the Pluggin Marketplace (previously the DICM)...

Police Unity Tour West Midlands Chapter returns for 2026 and seeks police supplier support

Police procurement and contracting across the West Midlands region are now connecting suppliers social value into the support for national charity Care Of Police Survivors, through the Pluggin Marketplace...

West Mercia Police and the Office of the Police and Crime Commissioner partner with Carbon Neutral Britain

A voluntary initiative, launched by West Mercia Police and designed to support their Supply Chain Code of Conduct and the supplier orientated Social Value Delivery Plan, is helping stakeholders contribute to a more sustainable future for the communities of the...

Neurodiversity support goes live through supplier social value across West Mercia

New supplier social value support for neurodiversity through police procurement, was launched in November 2025 by National Police Autism Association (West Mercia); enabling suppliers to directly contribute to the supply of equipment specially designed for people with neurodiverse needs...

Public procurement helped create the UKs first dynamic, public-facing social value marketplace…

The Pluggin Marketplace was built with and for UK public procurement bodies, the UKs first dynamic and public facing social value marketplace supporting how suppliers collaborate within charities for tangible community impact through public contracting...

Reading FC Community Trust

DICM Social Value Marketplace featured community provider Reading Football Community Trust represents Reading FC within the local and surrounding communities, acting as an extension of the club to support the Thames Valley safer communities objectives...

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