Solve Social Value – More than a consultancy, a business with a social purpose and a passion to create change
Why social value can’t be a tick-box anymore — And what we’re doing about it
At Solve Social Value, we are more than a consultancy — we are a company with social purpose at our core and on a mission to challenge the status quo.
Social value is not just about metrics. It’s about culture change, industry collaboration, and real-world impact.
We believe the construction and development sector has enormous potential to drive positive social, economic, and environmental outcomes. But to do that, social value must be understood, embedded, and prioritised — not relegated to a tick box on a tender return.
Our Purpose: Plan. Deliver. Measure.
Our guiding principle — Plan. Deliver. Measure. — is more than a strapline. It’s a commitment to integrity and transparency in how social value is generated and evidenced.
- We help clients plan social value from the outset, aligned with local need and policy context.
- We support teams to deliver it in real time, through our dynamic platform and social value champion support – not just make promises.
- And we measure the outcomes with honesty, clarity, and an understanding that impact and legacy are as important if not more important that quantitative reporting.
Our Vision: Collaboration Over Compliance
At the heart of Solve’s approach is a vision of greater collaboration within the built environment.
We work with public sector clients, contractors, developers, and suppliers to make social value everyone’s responsibility — not just the social value lead or the community team.
We believe that meaningful partnerships based on actual local community need and not box-ticking exercises, leads to:
- Stronger communities
- More resilient, inclusive economies
- Better designed and delivered projects
Equal Opportunity & a Stronger Sector
The UK construction sector is facing a well-documented skills shortage, and the social value agenda has a vital role to play in bridging that gap.
At Solve, we believe that every contract should be seen as a platform for opportunity — to upskill local people, support diverse talent, and leave a legacy beyond bricks and mortar.
That’s why we focus on helping our clients and partners:
- Open up access to construction careers
- Embed equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in recruitment and supply chains
- Support people furthest from the workforce — not just those already “job ready”
We’re here to help shift the narrative — so that social value becomes a strategic focus not a last-minute add-on.
A Call to Be Brave
We know that culture change isn’t easy. But we’re not here to play it safe.
We are aiming to disrupt outdated approaches, challenge assumptions — and create an industry where social value is understood as a core driver of long-term economic resilience.
If you’re ready to reimagine what social value can do for your project, your organisation, and your community, we’d love to talk.
Let’s build something better, together.
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