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Win Bids.

Strengthen public sector tender submissions with spatial evidence for social value, environmental benefit, and carbon reduction plans.

The margin that matters
Price gets you to the table. Evidence wins the contract.
Tell us about your bid
A · The problem

Generic narrative no longer scores.

PPN 002 requires a minimum 10% weighting for social value at award stage. It applies for all contracts worth more than £135k. PPN 006 requires a Carbon Reduction Plan for contracts above £5m per annum, the NHS requires one regardless of size.

Most contractors meet these requirements with the same language, the same commitments, the same lack of specificity. The difference between a winning bid and a losing one is more than just price. It's evidencing your understanding of the site-specific context.

B · Why it's spatial

Specificity scores. Postcodes are specific.

Deprivation indices are mapped at postcode level. Environmental benefit is measured at site level. Carbon reduction is calculated across your estate and logistics footprint. Generic assertions don't score. Spatially-referenced, verifiable evidence does.

C · What we deliver

A tender evidence pack.

Spatial analysis designed to strengthen the social value, environmental, and carbon reduction plan elements of your submission mapped directly onto public sector tender evaluation criteria.

Key findings
·01

The strongest spatial evidence available for your bid, structured to the ITT evaluation criteria.

Recommendations
·02

Which evidence themes to lead with, where your spatial story is strongest, how to structure the narrative around the data.

Confidence rating
·03

PHIA applied — evaluators see your claims are grounded in a rigorous analytical framework, not aspiration.

Evidence base
·04

Site adjacent deprivation mapping , environmental baseline, local employment geography, transport and emissions data.

D · Example output
Deprivation heatmap of central Manchester with skills provider and service locations marked across IMD-coloured neighbourhoods.
Projekts MCR
Type: Youth Provision
Postcode: M1 2PG
IMD & Social Enterprises - Manchester
PPN 002 · OUTCOME 7 · CREATING OPPORTUNITIES

Social value mapping.

Deprivation indices at postcode level, access-to-services analysis, health and socioeconomic risk data, and site overlays against social need distribution. Where operations and investments intersect with vulnerable communities, and where targeted interventions deliver the greatest measurable impact.

Stronger social value evidence. Better-targeted investment. Defensible, location-based scoring.

Got a bid coming up?

Tell us about the contract, the evaluation criteria, and the timeline. We'll scope what spatial evidence can strengthen your submission.

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E · Frequently asked

Questions we get asked.

What is PPN 002 and how does social value scoring work?

Procurement Policy Note 002 requires a minimum 10% weighting for social value at the award stage of central government contracts. Bids are scored against the Social Value Model — themes such as fighting climate change, reducing waste, improving the natural environment and tackling economic inequality. Spatially evidenced submissions consistently score higher than generic narrative.

What is a Carbon Reduction Plan and who needs one?

Required under PPN 006 for suppliers bidding for UK government contracts valued at £5m+ per annum. Must cover Scope 1, 2, and a subset of Scope 3 emissions, with a commitment to net zero by 2050. NHS requires a CRP regardless of contract value. Credible plans score more highly.

How does spatial evidence improve my bid score?

Verifiable, location-specific data rather than generic assertions. Mapping deprivation indices at postcode level, quantifying proximity to communities with above-average unemployment, demonstrating measurable environmental benefit. Evaluators can see your claims are grounded in data, not just intention.

What types of organisations use MapHorizon's tender evidence?

Construction contractors, infrastructure companies, FM firms, and engineering consultancies bidding for public sector contracts. We work with bid managers, social value leads, and sustainability teams to strengthen PPN 002 and PPN 006 responses.

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Ready to see what location intelligence reveals about your sites, operations, or portfolio?

Send us a postcode, a bid reference, a framework you're reporting against — or just a sketch of the problem. We'll scope the spatial evidence from there.

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