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What exactly is Social Value?

Social Value is the positive economic, social and environmental impact an organisation creates beyond its core commercial activity. It is about creating real value in the lives of individuals and communities in the outside world – and being able to measure and report it with confidence.

NOW Group delivers this through jobs and skills creation, ethical and sustainable supply chains, inclusion, community benefits, and climate action

Global and local brands we work with

For every pound (£) or euro (€) invested, we generate 23 times the social value

(Based on our social return on investment 2024-25)

Social Value can impact your tender score, with UK procurement guidance assigning weightings of 10-30%

64%

of millennials choose to work for socially responsible companies, indicating that Social Value is crucial for attracting top talent

958

Number of people that got a paid job in the last three years

92%

of top-performing firms show a link between strong ESG ratings and profitability, suggesting that robust sustainability practices enhance financial success

5,381

Number of qualifications achieved in the last three years

92%

of employers say diverse recruitment improved their reputation and helped win new contracts

5,946

Number of people that we supported in the last three years

Score more with Social Value

Social Value can impact your tender score, with UK procurement guidance assigning weightings of 10-30%. Making credible, measurable commitments can help differentiate your bid. In Ireland, the Office of Government Procurement encourages socially responsible procurement and highlights the value of working with social enterprises in contract delivery. NOW Group helps you identify opportunities, shape commitments and embed Social Value into your bid from the outset. Working with social enterprises helps businesses generate local economic impact while strengthening their procurement credentials. Partnering with NOW Group creates meaningful employment, training, and progression opportunities for people with disabilities and work barriers, turning intent into tangible, bid-ready outcomes. NOW Group can act as a delivery partner, subcontractor or Social Value partner—helping you turn procurement spend into measurable impact and strengthen your overall bid score. Earlier engagement leads to stronger outcomes. Social Value is most effective when it is designed into a contract, not added at the end of a tender. NOW Group collaborates with your bid and delivery teams to identify practical opportunities in employment, skills, inclusion, training, and community impact, converting them into clear, measurable commitments for evaluation. Make your Social Value commitments real, measurable and deliverable. Strong Social Value extends beyond a tender response. NOW Group assists from bid development to delivery and reporting, helping you show your contract’s impact and demonstrate value to clients and stakeholders. For businesses across the UK and Ireland, partnering with NOW Group can help you: • Strengthen Social Value responses • Create inclusive employment and training opportunities • Develop meaningful social procurement commitments • Deliver measurable community impact • Support people with disabilities and barriers to employment • Turn commitments into evidence of real impact Don’t leave Social Value to the end. Partner with NOW Group early and make every commitment count.

NOW Group Dublin

Arran Quay,

Smithfield, Dublin, DO7E76E

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Tel: 15786647

NOW Group Belfast

15-17 Grosvenor Rd, Belfast BT12 4GN

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Tel: 028 9043 6400

NOW Group Derry

Units 1&2 Rockmills,

126 Strand Road,