Question 1

What is Social Value Unlocked?

Accepted Answer

Social Value Unlocked is a brand architecture that brings together two complementary tools: Clause & Effect (for buyers) and TenderReady (for suppliers). Together they create a common language for Australian government procurement, so buyers ask the right questions and suppliers answer them well.

Question 2

What is Clause & Effect?

Accepted Answer

Clause & Effect is for procurement officers and sustainability managers. It generates proportionate sustainability questions for tenders, automatically matched to contract risk and value using the Risk × Spend matrix.

Question 3

What is TenderReady?

Accepted Answer

TenderReady is for suppliers and bid writers. It helps you understand what evaluators want, score your responses before submission, and build a reusable Evidence Library of proof points.

Question 4

Is it free to use?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Both Clause & Effect and TenderReady are free to use. No credit card, no trial period, no feature walls. You can explore the tools without creating an account.

Question 5

Who is it designed for?

Accepted Answer

Procurement officers, sustainability managers, SME bid writers and contract managers across Australian government and industry. The tools are specifically built for the Australian procurement context, covering all state and territory frameworks.

Question 6

How does the proportionality engine work?

Accepted Answer

You select a procurement category, set the contract risk level (low, medium, high) and estimated spend bracket. The engine uses a Risk × Spend matrix to automatically determine the appropriate depth and number of sustainability questions — so a $50K cleaning contract doesn't get the same requirements as a $50M infrastructure project.

Question 7

What jurisdictions are covered?

Accepted Answer

All seven Australian jurisdictions: Commonwealth, New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania. Each jurisdiction's social procurement framework and policy settings are built into the question library.

Question 8

Do I need to create an account?

Accepted Answer

No. You can explore the tools, generate questions, and run ScoreCheck without signing up. Creating a free account lets you save your work, access the Evidence Library and track your progress over time.

Question 9

Is my data kept private?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Your data is stored securely and is never shared with other users or third parties. Saved question sets, ScoreCheck results and Evidence Library entries are private to your account. We do not use your data to train AI models.

Social Value UnlockedSustainable Procurement Tools for Australia

Both sides of the social value tender

Clause & Effect

TenderReady

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