Social Value now accounts for 10–20% of the score on most UK public contracts. rTenders maps the buyer's question to the right MACs, drafts quantifiable commitments and pre-fills your PPN 06/21 Carbon Reduction Plan.
Aligned with PPN 06/20 (Social Value Model) and PPN 06/21 (Carbon Reduction Plans)
Every PPN 06/20 question maps to one of five themes and the underlying MACs (Model Award Criteria). rTenders identifies which apply and drafts the answer.
MAC 1.1 — 1.5
MAC 2.1 — 2.4 / MAC 3.1 — 3.3
MAC 4.1 — 4.2
MAC 5.1 — 6.2
MAC 7.1 — 8.1
Paste the buyer's Social Value question and weighting; the AI returns a draft answer mapped to the relevant MACs with quantifiable commitments.
Auto-drafted Carbon Reduction Plan template for contracts above £5M, aligned to the UK Government commercial standard.
Generate region-aware commitments — local apprenticeships, T-Levels, ex-forces, ex-offenders, care leavers — sized to your contract value.
Every commitment ships with a measurement method (TOMs / National TOMs framework compatible) so the evaluator can score and audit it.
| Where teams lose marks | Manual / generic templates | rTenders |
|---|---|---|
| MAC mapping (1.1 — 8.1) | Manual lookup | Auto-mapped |
| TOMs-aligned KPIs | Self-built | Library + drafts |
| PPN 06/21 Carbon Plan | Template hunt | Pre-filled |
| Quantifiable commitments | Spreadsheet | Generated with units |
| Region-aware (local labour) | Manual research | Postcode-aware |
| Cross-bid consistency | Copy-paste | Bid library reuse |
No — it's a head start. rTenders generates the compliant draft mapped to PPN 06/20 MACs; your Social Value lead refines commitments, evidence and measurement before submission. Most teams save 60–80% on first-draft time.
Yes. Drafts use TOMs-compatible measurement units so commitments can be ported directly into Social Value Portal, Thrive or your buyer's preferred reporting platform.
For contracts above £5M, rTenders pre-fills the Carbon Reduction Plan template (Scope 1, 2 and selected Scope 3 emissions) using your reported baseline, ready for your sustainability lead to validate.
Each buyer publishes its own Social Value weighting (usually 10–20% of total score) and chooses MACs aligned to its strategic priorities. rTenders parses the buyer's brief, surfaces the chosen MACs and drafts answers calibrated to that weighting.
Book a 20-minute demo and we'll score your last Social Value response live.