Strengthen your social value. Boost your bid.
Social value is increasingly shaping how contracts are awarded and evaluated. GoVo for Business facilitates action through local volunteering and captures the evidence.
Strengthen your social value. Boost your bid.
Social value is increasingly shaping how contracts are awarded and evaluated. GoVo for Business facilitates action through local volunteering and captures the evidence.
10% - minimum social value weighting in government tenders.
31% - of businesses say volunteering is key to delivering social impact
40% - of businesses do little or no evaluation of volunteering programmes
How employee volunteering delivers for bid teams
Under the UK National Procurement Policy Statement (NPPS), social value can account for up to third of the total tender score. Without a credible strategy and evidence, you may be leaving points on the table.
Employee volunteering turns social value from something abstract into something you can prove.
1. Robust evidence and credibility
Collect evidence of impact by demonstrating hours volunteered, local projects delivered and beneficiary outcomes.
2. Meet scoring requirements
Volunteering provides clear data that evaluators can score and link to local impact outcomes.
3. Foster a genuine connection
When employees volunteer in the same area as the contract, it demonstrates local commitment and creates a strong legacy and connection.
4. Strengthen storytelling
Volunteering provides real examples, case studies and outcomes not just generic responsibility statements or promises.
5. Audit trail
After the contract has been awarded, employee volunteering provides auditable records to demonstrate the ongoing delivery of social value commitments.
GoVo for Business: Employee volunteering made easy and measurable
GoVo for Business supports organisations coordinate employee volunteering with local partners and capture evidence of impact.
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Unlock volunteering at scale
Easily connect employees with thousands of flexible volunteering opportunities and charities aligned to contract location and specifications.
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National reach, local impact
500+ roles in every UK postcode to help you deliver impact where the contract work takes place.
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Instant reporting
Real-time dashboards let bid teams quickly compile compelling narratives aligned to tender geography and regional priorities.
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Inclusion insights
Get visibility of uptake to surface potential barriers to inclusion.
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Easy set up
Start delivering more impact fast.
Connect with thousands of charities on GoVo for Business
Built by the leaders in volunteering
For more than 85 years, Royal Voluntary Service has mobilised volunteers at scale to support communities and the NHS, including leading large-scale digital initiatives such as the NHS Volunteer Responders programme during the pandemic.
GoVo for Business is built on this experience, harnessing the power of volunteering to help organisations deliver greater community impact and strengthen their workforce.
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Shaped by the sector and co-created with hundreds of charities
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Supported by Postcode Lottery
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National reach. Local impact
Don’t let social value gaps cost you the contract
Strengthen your tenders with measurable social value outcomes through employee volunteering with GoVo for Business.