Community Benefit – Maximising Opportunity

Community Benefit – Maximising Opportunity

Key Strategic Goals

Re: People

To improve the competitiveness of residents and help to increase Glasgow’s employment rate; reducing the gap with Scotland and better performing UK cities.

Re: Business

To improve business resilience and increase the number of sustainable small businesses in Glasgow; moving towards the levels achieved by better performing UK cities

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Community Benefit

Local Government Scotland Act 2003

Legal Clause Included within the procurement process

Scottish Government Commitment – “We have already announced our intention to

introduce a Sustainable Procurement Bill during the life of this Parliament and that

the Bill will seek to ensure that major public contracts deliver training and

employment opportunities through the inclusion of Community Benefit Clauses.

“Cabinet Secretary for Infrastructure and Capital Investment – Alex Neil “

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Community Benefit

Targeted Recruitment & Training

Focus on 10% of workforce as New Entrants – new opportunities for

unemployed clients or those leaving education

SME Development

Focus on opening sub-contract opportunities beyond the “normal Preferred

Supplier List”

Social Enterprise Development

Focus on opening up aspects of the contract to targeted areas operating in

Third Sector

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Main Contractor Client

Glasgow’s Regeneration Agency

(Lead Partner)

Training and Recruitment

(Glasgow’s Regeneration Agency)

SME’s

Glasgow City Council Social Enterprise

Community Enterprises in Scotland

(CEiS)

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Current Sites

Athletes Village – City Legacy (creation of new housing and new care home)

Tollcross Aquatic Centre – Barr Construction (creation of new six-lane 50mtr pool to existing

10-lane, new community facility to replace fire-damaged Shettleston Burgh Halls & refurbishment of

existing Tollcross Leisure Centre

Scottish Opera Theatre Royal – (revamp of Glasgow Theatre Royal)

Atlas Project – Buchanan Galleries (£25m scheme and will see shops, cafes & restaurants open

March)

Glasgow Green Hockey Centre – (refurbishment of hockey centre)

Maryhill Locks – (TRA project - mixture od Social rented and private housing development)

Strathclyde Technology and Innovation Centre – (Strathclyde’s single-biggest investment in

it’s research capacity)

Laurieston Living – (TRA project – mixture of social rented and private housing development)

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Current Sites

Glasgow School of Art – (new five storey building replacing exist elements of school)

New South Glasgow Hospital – (3 new hospitals on current site of SGH)

Scottish Hydro Arena –(creation of new multi purpose 12,000 seat music & entertainment centre)

Sanctuary Housing Framework – (mixture of social & private housing development)

Fairfield Buildings Phase 2 – (refurbishment of Old Govan Shipyard offices – development of new

volunteer Shipbuilding museum)

Glasgow University Research Centre– (new research unit to support University research

capacity)

Pollokshaws Station West – (refurbishment of old station to facilitate new volunteer re-cycling

Cycle centre)

Waterow Public Realm – (new streetworks and paving project)

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Opportunity

?

City Of Glasgow Colleges

Glasgow’s

Renewable &

Recycling Centre

3 yr construction & 25 yr operation

Glasgow’s

Renewable &

Recycling Centre

3 yr construction & 25 yr operation

Silverburn

Phase 3

12 screen cinema,

restaurants &

bingo hall

Silverburn

Phase 3

12 screen cinema,

restaurants &

bingo hall

Glasgow Fort – 8

screen cinema &

five

Glasgow Fort – 8

screen cinema &

five

Many,

many

more

Many,

many

more

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Are you ready

?