In an era where the Procurement Act 2023 demands greater transparency and tangible outcomes, our Pluggin Marketplace provides the digital infrastructure to transform passive social value obligations into active, high-impact community health, safety and resilience.

DICM Engine

The Pluggin engine which connects, contracts, measures and promotes social value seamlessly between UK communities and public buying groups.

Brand Sponsorship

Business brand sponsorship 100% sustains the Pluggin Marketplace, in return for a central profile from which to showcase social value to public buyers.

Buyer Groups

Regionally, the public buying leaders are driving how social value is best harnessed and targeted on to resourcing lasting community impact.

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Insights and updates from across the marketplace...

Strategic Priorities: Worcestershire, Shropshire and Herefordshire

Community Safety Partnerships (CSPs) were introduced by Section 6 of the Crime and Disorder Act 1998 and bring together local partners to formulate and implement strategies to tackle crime, disorder and antisocial behaviour in their communities...

Most dangerous areas in West Midlands where 1 in 8 people witness a crime

More than five million non-fraud crimes were recorded by the 43 domestic police forces in England and Wales in the year ending September 2024...

Battle for Dawn Project funding secured for another 12-months

The battle is over after a charity won the fight to keep its domestic abuse service open for another 12 months...

PCC supports charity which supports people impacted by loss of life

“Any loss of life is a true tragedy, including in road collisions. But when the loss of a young person – albeit a child, a friend, a sibling – is sudden and expected, that pain is unimaginable and impossible to...

New Worcester-based domestic abuse service launched by two local charities.

West Mercia Women’s Aid (WMWA) and Worcester Community Trust (WCT) have joined forces to provide the Worcester Community-Based Abuse Support Service. The service, which will cost £235,000 to run and will be funded by Worcestershire County Council, will offer confidential...

Milton Keynes Getting Safer Says Police Commissioner

Matthew Barber has marked one year into his second term as Thames Valley’s commissioner. stating: Crime is decreasing in Milton Keynes and surrounding towns and villages, while the number of neighbourhood police officers is on the up...