Council Portal

The Council Portal enables local authorities to review supplier social value evidence, manage compliance, and generate Social Value Act reports.

Dashboard Overview

The Council dashboard (/council) displays:

Pending Evidence: Submissions awaiting review
Supplier Insights: Performance across suppliers
Compliance Status: Framework scoring summary
Recent Activity: Latest reviews and decisions

Key Features

Evidence Review

Approve, reject, or request changes on supplier evidence

Supplier Management

Invite and track supplier organizations

Compliance Scoring

Social Value Act and TOMs framework assessment

Custom Branding

White-label the portal with council branding

Evidence Review

Review Queue

Navigate to /council/evidence to review pending submissions:

Column	Description
Supplier	Organization that submitted
Evidence Type	Kindness, volunteer, donation, wellbeing
Submitted	Date of submission
Verification Tier	Current audit weight
Status	Pending, Approved, Rejected, Changes Requested

Review Actions

Open Evidence

Click to view full details, attachments, and verification data

Assess Quality

Review against Social Value Act requirements

Make Decision

Approve, reject, or request additional information

Add Notes

Document your reasoning for audit trail

Review API

POST /api/council/evidence/{id}/review
{
  "decision": "approved" | "rejected" | "changes_requested",
  "notes": "Evidence meets TOMs requirements",
  "frameworkScores": {
    "socialValueAct": 85,
    "toms": 78
  }
}

Supplier Management

Inviting Suppliers

POST /api/council/suppliers/invite
{
  "email": "contact@supplier.com",
  "organizationName": "Supplier Ltd",
  "contractId": "CONTRACT-2025-001",
  "requiredFrameworks": ["socialValueAct", "toms"]
}

Supplier Insights

View aggregated data per supplier:

Metric	Description
Total Evidence	Number of submissions
Approval Rate	Percentage approved
Avg Tier	Average verification tier
Compliance Score	Framework compliance %

Compliance Frameworks

Score submissions against Social Value Act requirements:

Area	Weight	Measures
Economic	30%	Local jobs, apprenticeships
Social	40%	Community investment, volunteering
Environmental	30%	Carbon reduction, sustainability

TOMs Framework

Track National TOMs metrics:

Code	Metric	Unit
NT1	Local employment	FTE jobs
NT30	Volunteering hours	Hours
NT28	Charitable giving	£ value
NT31	Training	Training hours

Custom Branding

Configure council branding:

POST /api/council/branding/save
{
  "logo": "https://council.gov.uk/logo.png",
  "primaryColor": "#1e3a5f",
  "portalTitle": "Social Value Portal",
  "supportEmail": "support@council.gov.uk"
}

Reporting

Generate compliance reports:

Report	Format	Frequency
Supplier Summary	PDF	On-demand
Compliance Dashboard	Web	Real-time
Annual Review	PDF	Yearly
TOMs Summary	CSV	Quarterly

API Endpoints

Endpoint	Method	Description
`/api/council/evidence`	GET	List pending evidence
`/api/council/evidence/{id}/review`	POST	Review evidence
`/api/council/suppliers`	GET	List suppliers
`/api/council/suppliers/invite`	POST	Invite supplier
`/api/council/branding/save`	POST	Save branding

All endpoints require authentication and CSRF protection for mutations.

Integration with Suppliers

When you invite a supplier:

They receive an email invitation
They sign up or link existing RippleCore account
Their evidence submissions route to your review queue
You can track their compliance in real-time

Get Started

Core Modules

Portals

Council Portal

Council Portal

Dashboard Overview

Key Features

Evidence Review

Supplier Management

Compliance Scoring

Custom Branding

Evidence Review

Review Queue

Review Actions

Review API

Supplier Management

Inviting Suppliers

Supplier Insights

Compliance Frameworks

TOMs Framework

Custom Branding

Reporting

API Endpoints

Integration with Suppliers

​Council Portal

​Dashboard Overview

​Key Features

Evidence Review

Supplier Management

Compliance Scoring

Custom Branding

​Evidence Review

​Review Queue

​Review Actions

​Review API

​Supplier Management

​Inviting Suppliers

​Supplier Insights

​Compliance Frameworks

​Social Value Act

​TOMs Framework

​Custom Branding

​Reporting

​API Endpoints

​Integration with Suppliers

Council Portal

Dashboard Overview

Key Features

Evidence Review

Review Queue

Review Actions

Review API

Supplier Management

Inviting Suppliers

Supplier Insights

Compliance Frameworks

Social Value Act

TOMs Framework

Custom Branding

Reporting

API Endpoints

Integration with Suppliers