Anabranch Plus
Employment and Skills Pathways
We are a specialist company supporting people impacted by the criminal justice system to rebuild their lives. .
Cabinet Office published new PPN 026
The Social Value Model on 5 August 2026 applies to central government procurements commenced on or after 1 January 2027 and with a minimum 10% weighting on contracts from £1m and 20% from £5m. Every criterion sits under two outcomes, good Jobs and skills.
Three routes into our delivery
Answer the social value question with substance
We help you write commitments that are specific, deliverable and measurable at evaluation. We then deliver, so the promise in the bid and the activity in the contract are the same thing.
Commission delivery that holds up to scrutiny
Structured programmes with defined phases, peer mentor co-facilitation and confirmed referrals at close. Designed so that outcomes can be counted, reported and monitored through contractual KPIs.
Evidence what you have already promised
Mentor training, volunteering routes and employer engagement that turn your workforce into part of your social value delivery.
The people delivering the work have made the journey themselves
Most of our team bring lived experience of the criminal justice system. Alongside them sit experienced business mentors, including Fellows and Members of the Association of Business Mentors and a wider network of specialist professionals. The blend is deliberate as lived experience opens the door with the professional expertise supporting the participant through.
What sits behind every programme
- Trauma-informed design throughout.
- Peer mentor co-facilitation, not observation.
- Confirmed referrals for every participant at close.
- Programme length matched to sentence stage and release timeline.
- Wraparound support from social work, SEN, digital and literacy specialists.
- Outcome data structured for KPI reporting.
Tell us the contract, the timeline and the outcome you need to evidence.
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