Social Value Policy

Introduction

1.1 ODEIS Limited (“ODEIS”, “we”, “us”, “our”) recognises that the way we deliver our Services can create benefits for society and the environment that go beyond the immediate scope of a contract.

1.2 This Social Value Policy sets out our approach to creating social value, in support of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 and the social value priorities commonly adopted by our public sector clients, including the missions and outcomes reflected in the Cabinet Office’s Procurement Policy Note 002 Social Value Model, which became mandatory for in-scope central government procurements from 1 October 2025 and superseded the previous PPN 06/20 model.

Our Approach to Social Value

The PPN 002 Social Value Model is built around five national missions. ODEIS’s contribution is most relevant to four of these, reflecting the nature of our consultancy services; we have not forced a contribution under “Take Back Our Streets”, which sits outside what a small data and environmental consultancy can credibly claim to influence, consistent with the model’s own guidance that suppliers should focus on outcomes genuinely relevant to their contract rather than spreading commitments thinly.

2.1 Kickstart Economic Growth

• engaging specialist UK-based subcontractors and associates, including smaller and independent practitioners and voluntary, community and social enterprises (VCSEs), on our engagements;
• paying subcontractors and associates promptly and fairly, in line with our published Terms of Business;
• offering work experience, mentoring or shadowing opportunities for students or early-career data, environmental and public health analytics professionals, where capacity allows, supporting skills development in our sector.

2.2 Make Britain a Clean Energy Superpower

• prioritising rail and public transport over private vehicle use for site visits, and combining multiple engagements into single trips where practicable;
• favouring digital delivery of reports, presentations and stakeholder engagement where appropriate, while remaining fully able to deliver in-person, on-site or printed work wherever a client, contract or tender requires it;
• giving weight to subcontractors’ and suppliers’ own environmental commitments when selecting associates for an engagement, where practicable.

See our Sustainability Initiative for the fuller explanation of these commitments, including our approach to carbon reporting once trading begins.

2.3 Break Down Barriers to Opportunity

• committing to fair, merit-based recruitment and engagement of personnel and associates, free from discrimination on the grounds of age, disability, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation or any other protected characteristic;
• ensuring our engagement processes and materials are accessible to candidates and associates with diverse needs;
• offering work experience, mentoring or shadowing opportunities (as above) with a particular focus on under-represented groups in the data and environmental analytics sector, where capacity allows.

2.4 Build an NHS Fit for the Future

• supporting public health and NHS-related engagements with rigorous, evidence-based data analysis that contributes to better-informed service planning and delivery;
• sharing knowledge and insight on public health and environmental topics to support wider understanding relevant to NHS and population health priorities;
• supporting the physical and mental wellbeing of our own personnel and associates through flexible, remote working arrangements and realistic workload management when scoping client engagements, recognising that supply chain wellbeing is itself a recognised social value outcome.

Measuring and Reporting Social Value

3.1 Where a client engagement includes specific social value commitments, outcomes or key performance indicators, ODEIS will report against these as agreed in the relevant Engagement Document, mapping our contributions to the PPN 002 Social Value Model outcomes, the National TOMs (Themes, Outcomes and Measures) framework, or the client’s own metrics, as requested.

3.2 ODEIS will review, and where appropriate publish, a short annual summary of its social value activities, and will keep this Policy aligned to the current Social Value Model as government procurement policy continues to evolve.

Governance and Review

4.1 This Policy is owned by the Director and is reviewed at least annually, or sooner where our approach to social value develops or our clients’ requirements change.

Approval

This Policy has been approved by the Director of ODEIS Limited.

This Social Value Policy was last reviewed and approved on 29 June 2026. We reserve the right to update this Policy at any time. Material changes will be communicated via our Website.