Across the Thames Valley, public contracting is aligned with a UK dual impact collaboration model, to support the Thames Valley Police and Crime Plan 2024-2029.
This dual impact collaboration model is a strategic UK approach with police, councils, NHS, fire and criminal justice service procurement bodies to harness contracted supplier social value to support communities-led services/programmes delivering a dual impact.
Join the Thames Valley Dual Impact Collaboration...
Suppliers into Thames Valley Police and wider councils, NHS, fire and criminal justice services can enter our communities-led ecosystem to join the strategic drive to build healthier, safer and more resilient Thames Valley communities; ultimately contributing to the real-time cost reduction in frontline policing, A&E, council care and criminal justice.
Dual Impact
(1) Geographically connecting businesses into the programmes/services proven to be delivering impact from building healthier, safer and more resilient communities;
(2) From this impact, also reducing the frontline costs of policing, healthcare, social services and criminal justice.
This is the future of social value for a dual impact, within the Thames Valley.
A strategic, dual impact collaboration led by Thames Valley Police...
Launched in 2023, this collaboration was established inside the Pluggin Ecosystem by Thames Valley Police, as a direct support for communities and to improve the targeting and management of social value from within contracting.
Connecting Public Bodies...
Thames Valley Police and Crime Commissioner Matthew Barber now has a mechanism and established process by which to engage leaders of councils, the NHS, fire and criminal justice services, in supporting the Police and Crime Plan 2024-2029.
Embedding hundreds of social value commitments into contracting...
The Social Purchase Order (SPO) process is unique to the Pluggin Ecosystem, and connects community provisions, formalises and promotes business social value and embeds these back into public contracts.
Across the Thames Valley, the SPO is locked into contracts with police, councils, NHS, fire & rescue and criminal justice services are made visible within the ecosystem; a real-time view of HOW & WHERE suppliers are making their social value contributions.
Helping communities see and trust dual impact...
Our ecosystem is a communities-led environment, in the Thames Valley this provides a much needed level playing field to drive long-term change, showing HOW & WHERE all suppliers of goods and services are actively supporting the Police and Crime Plan 2024-2029.
Established and validated community-led dual impact activities from across the Thames Valley, all in one place.
Advanced mobile technology fostering relationships, facilitating resources and showcasing updates in real-time.
Dedicated communications sharing impact insights and stories to build community awareness, engagement and trust.
Future-proofing dual impact...
FOUR areas of support are provided to charity & social enterprise providers, to ensure that each organisation can sustain and grow the impact they are making.
