FAQs

Social Value contributions are payable only after contract award, once the Social Value commitment becomes binding and the supplier has received payment from the contracting authority.

Yeme Community Capital does not accept pre-award or speculative funds. This ensures there is no financial exposure during bidding and that payment aligns with supplier cashflow.

Where multiple smaller contracts contribute to the same priority, funds may be pooled until a minimum deployment threshold is reached before delivery begins.

Yes.

Where individual contributions are below the deployment threshold, or where delivery is scheduled to start later, funds are securely held and rolled forward within the custodial framework.

All funds remain:

• Ring-fenced by contract, place and theme
• Fully traceable and auditable
• Restricted to their agreed Social Value purpose

Funds are never redeployed outside the original commitment.

Delivery is guided by independently identified, place-based need, ensuring Social Value investment targets genuine local priorities.

Suppliers may work collaboratively with:

• Their own Social Value teams
• Existing charity partners
• Approved local delivery organisations

Proposed partners must meet governance, safeguarding and delivery requirements. Final allocation decisions ensure consistency, compliance and audit confidence across contracts.

If delivery risks or underperformance are identified:

• Deployment may be paused or re-phased
• Alternative delivery aligned to the original agreed purpose may be identified
• Funds are not released without approved delivery plans

This approach ensures Social Value commitments are fulfilled while protecting suppliers and Buyers from delivery risks beyond their direct control.

Once funds are received and deployed:

• Payment confirmation is validated within the Yeme system
• Confirmation is shared with the commissioning authority
• Delivery outputs and anticipated impact outcomes are reported through structured reporting cycles

Both Buyers and suppliers receive clear evidence that commitments have moved from pledge to delivery

Validated payment and delivery feed directly into the Supplier Score.

This ensures that:

• Buyers see evidenced delivery, not just pledged commitments
• Delivered Social Value strengthens supplier positioning in future tenders
• Performance becomes reusable across procurement cycles

Only confirmed, delivered activity contributes to supplier performance records.

Where local spend is pledged, evidence may include:

• Subcontractor and supply-chain confirmations
• Local employment or payroll evidence
• Independent local economic impact analysis (including LM3-aligned methodologies where applicable)

Local spend evidence is validated and incorporated into Social Value reporting alongside delivery outcomes.

Yes. Where appropriate, funded projects are supported by structured communications and media outputs that add significant value beyond formal reporting.

These outputs:

• Strengthen delivery evidence through accessible, real-world documentation
• Support participant skills development, particularly in digital and entrepreneurial pathways
• Enable suppliers to demonstrate credible, visible involvement in communities
• Provide Buyers with additional qualitative confidence alongside quantitative outputs

Media activity is embedded within delivery rather than treated as standalone promotion. Specific formats, branding and usage are governed through contractual terms and policies.

All Social Value reporting is managed centrally by Yeme Tech.

Reporting is typically provided on a quarterly basis and includes:

• Funds received and held
• Funds deployed
• Validated delivery outputs
• Anticipated and realised impact outcomes

Outputs are structured so they can be reused across recognised frameworks, including TOMs and wider ESG platforms.

Audit engagement depends on the scope of review:

• Fund custody and financial controls: Yeme Community Capital (via its regulated custodial arrangement)
• Delivery evidence and outcomes: Yeme Tech
• On-the-ground delivery (where required): Delivery partners

This clear separation ensures transparency, accountability and clean audit trails.

Yeme Community Capital operates an efficiency-led, cost-recovery model.

Any costs reflect:

• Pooled fund management
• Shared governance and compliance
• Reduced duplication across contracts

As volumes increase, per-contract overheads are expected to reduce. Full details are set out in contractual documentation.

No.

YCC:

• Holds and governs Social Value funds only

Delivery is undertaken by approved partners, and all reporting is produced by Yeme Tech. This separation protects suppliers, Buyers and delivery organisations.