Demonstrating Social Value Within Your Bids and Contracts
The Keyne Group offers a range of services to support our clients to embed social value initiatives associated with complex multi-disciplinary facilities management contracts. Whether our clients need to supplement their existing team with flexible and skilled resources, or they need a full-service solution for their project, we can tailor our services to meet their specific needs and objectives. Our services are aligned with international standards and best practices for social value delivery and measurement, including the international standards for sustainable procurement (ISO 20400:2017), the UK Government Commercial Function's Social Value Model, and in recognotion of the aims of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012. These standards and best practices provide guidelines and criteria for integrating social, economic and environmental impacts into the procurement and delivery of facilities management services, ensuring that the value created for society is maximised and reported.
Why use the Keyne Group?
We recognise the sensitivities about using an external organisation to support social value initiatives within your organisation, and the challenges of incorporating VCSE partners as part of your supply chain. As an organisation with experience of both supplier and client organisations, we bring a combination of competency and capacity to the clients we work with, supplementing their own capabailities with a flexible and experienced team to carry out discrete projects with defined social value deliverables.
Flexible work team
We provide our clients with the right people at the right time, depending on their project requirements and budget. Our team consists of facilities management experts who have over 35 years of combined experience in tendering £15 billion of facilities management opportunities in the government, defence and commercial market sectors. They have the skills, knowledge and networks to help our clients achieve their desired outcomes.
Experienced people
Our professional team members are experienced and knowledgeable. They have the ability to quickly learn and adapt to new situations and challenges thanks to their broad capabilities in communication skills, leadership experience and past industry exposure. They also have the respect and trust of both buyers and suppliers, which facilitates positive outcomes and enhances the relationship with our clients.
Leading technology
We use cutting-edge technology to support our social value activities, embracing artificial intelligence tools to generate and review documents, data analytics to provide insights and recommendations, and secure collaboration systems to facilitate communication and coordination. We leverage these technologies to support positive outcomes for our clients, establishing benchmarks and meaningful metrics for social value targets.
Proprietary systems
We have developed our own methodologies and frameworks to guide and manage the introduction and monitoring of social value, based on the best practices and standards in the industry. We also have access to exclusive databases and sources of information that can give our clients a progressive edge for adopting social value. We are constantly updating and improving our systems and tools to ensure that they are aligned with the latest trends and regulations in the sector.
Are you a VCSE organisation?
The Keyne Group commits to providing one day per month free-of-charge to support VCSE organisations
The Keyne Group are an organisation driven to provide professional services while realising the benefit that social good provides to industry, the economy, and our communities. This is why we agree to provide one day per month supporting the growth of voluntary, community, and social enterprises throughout the UK. If you have a need for professional work-winning and bid support and are a registered VCSE, get in touch with us to find out how we can help you.
Help us Support Social Enterprises
Embedding Social Enterprises in your supply chain isn’t just good for business; it’s transformative. At Keyne Group, we’ve seen firsthand the immense value that working with some inspiring Social Enterprises can bring. Not only does their engagement enrich the community and causes they represent, it also helps to foster diversity and instil a positive workplace culture into the organisations they work with.
If you're a facilities management or service business and curious about how incorporating Social Enterprises can benefit your organisation, send us a note on the below form and learn more about our approach and how you can get involved.
Let’s create a supply chain that does more than deliver goods and services – let’s make a difference together.
