Helping Police Executives Operationalise Social Value via the Pluggin Marketplace

Helping Police Executives Operationalise Social Value via the Pluggin Marketplace

Read how this fully established UK marketplace, is leveraging the multi-billion pound police and council supply chains within an area to create sustainable, private sector funded safety nets for your neighbourhoods, aligned perfectly with your statutory multi-agency objectives and obligations.
Differences between Pluggin Ecosystem and Social Value Portal

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

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.
Council suppliers social value to support adults with learning disabilities

Council suppliers social value to support adults with learning disabilities

Worcestershire County Council's commercial team is using market forces within the DICM (West Mercia) social value marketplace, to help suppliers and partners better align with their Commercial Social Value Charter; positioning FOUR specific community impact projects for suppliers to consider supporting as part of their social value propositions within bids for…
Pluggin Ecosystem founder explains why the UK approach to social value had to change

Pluggin Ecosystem founder explains why the UK approach to social value had to change

Pluggin Ecosystem founder Jay Baughan talks to ActionCOACH about why the UK approach to business social value needed to change to maximise the full community impact potential.
Strategic benefits from public procurement within Pluggin Marketplace areas

Strategic benefits from public procurement within Pluggin Marketplace areas

There's a major challenge facing every elected and appointed official, when it comes to how they resource the key locally led services and programmes as part of their long-term community safety priorities...There are expected cuts to Home Office and Ministry of Justice grants, which are needed to provide the community grants/contract…
Police and Crime Commissioner launches Safer Norfolk initiative with partners

Police and Crime Commissioner launches Safer Norfolk initiative with partners

Supported within the DICM (Norfolk) social value marketplace, The Norfolk Community Safety Partnership (NCSP) brings together local councils, police, fire services, probation, youth services, health, and housing—to tackle crime, reduce disorder, and respond to serious violence. The goal is to keep Norfolk a safe place to live, work, and visit.
Cambs & Peterborough PCC calls for a robust policing response to tackle a rise in certain crimes.

Cambs & Peterborough PCC calls for a robust policing response to tackle a rise in certain crimes.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough’s police and crime commissioner Darryl Preston says a “robust policing response” is needed to tackle a rise in certain crimes". A police and crime panel met on July 16 to review PCC Darryl Preston’s draft annual report for 2024/25, which highlights progress that has been made in meeting…