Common use of Community Benefits Policy Clause in Contracts

Community Benefits Policy. The City Council and its partners have recognised the need to support the development of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and Social Enterprise (SE) sector by developing a procurement approach which maximises their exposure to procurement opportunities around the Commonwealth Games and other large scale developments. The development of the Glasgow Business Portal along with contractually agreed Capacity Building support programme from main contractors has provided further opportunities to Glasgow SME and SE businesses. Up to December 2012, Commonwealth Games related business support programmes had delivered £290m of tier-1 games related contracts as advertised through the Glasgow Business Portal, of which £183m were secured by Glasgow businesses. Over 4,600 Glasgow businesses were registered on the business portal itself, and will be well placed to take advantage of further procurement opportunities resulting from both the Games itself but also other major infrastructure developments in the city. The Community Benefits approach has also been used to tackle the high level of worklessness for residents by encouraging businesses operating in the city to provide sustained employment and training opportunities for Glasgow residents. As part of the contract letting process for infrastructure projects, the Council has built-in clauses to ensure that businesses set aside a proportion of job and training opportunities to local people. This approach is now being replicated amongst other public bodies in the city in order to secure more opportunities for the long term unemployed in the city. Across Glasgow there are a significant number of relevant programs which contribute to the National Priorities of Employment. Programmes include: • Commonwealth Apprenticeship Initiative, targeting school leavers and working with employers to increase the number of apprenticeship places on offer • Commonwealth Jobs Fund, targeting employment opportunities for 18-24 year olds and encouraging employers to recruit from a pool of job ready unemployed young people; and • Commonwealth Graduate Fund, which is a 12 month wage subsidy to employers willing to recruit a unemployed Glasgow graduates The programme includes a number of projects and initiatives at both a local and city wide level, providing a range of services such as childcare places; specific/individual employment related advice/guidance; support to participate in work related/vocational training as well as access to work related support services (e.g. travel costs, financial advice). In addition, support is provided to social economy organisations including start-up advice and support, business planning and assistance in recruitment. The largest element of this funding is for Jobs and Business Glasgow (formerly Glasgow’s Regeneration Agency). It delivers a range of employability services that are tailored and responsive to opportunities for clients including the provision of locally focused job brokerage initiatives in areas of the city that are designed to link local people to specific upcoming opportunities within that area; employment support service that offers support to clients with significant and multiple barriers to employment. Support is also provided to businesses and social enterprises through business start-up and aftercare, business development and through support for social enterprises.

Community Benefits Policy. The City Council and its partners have recognised the need to support the development of the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) and Social Enterprise (SE) sector by developing a procurement approach which maximises their exposure to procurement opportunities around the Commonwealth Games and other large scale developments. The development of the Glasgow Business Portal along with contractually agreed Capacity Building support programme from main contractors has provided further opportunities to Glasgow SME and SE businesses. Up to December 2012, Commonwealth Games related business support programmes had delivered £290m of tier-1 games related contracts as advertised through the Glasgow Business Portal, of which £183m were secured by Glasgow businesses. Over 4,600 Glasgow businesses were registered on the business portal itself, and will be well placed to take advantage of further procurement opportunities resulting from both the Games itself but also other major infrastructure developments in the city. The Community Benefits approach has also been used to tackle the high level of worklessness for residents by encouraging businesses operating in the city to provide sustained employment and training opportunities for Glasgow residents. As part of the contract letting process for infrastructure projects, the Council has built-in clauses to ensure that businesses set aside a proportion of job and training opportunities to local people. This approach is now being replicated amongst other public bodies in the city in order to secure more opportunities for the long term unemployed in the city. Across Glasgow there are a significant number of relevant programs which contribute to the National Priorities of Employment. Programmes include: •  Commonwealth Apprenticeship Initiative, targeting school leavers and working with employers to increase the number of apprenticeship places on offer •  Commonwealth Jobs Fund, targeting employment opportunities for 18-24 year olds and encouraging employers to recruit from a pool of job ready unemployed young people; and •  Commonwealth Graduate Fund, which is a 12 month wage subsidy to employers willing to recruit a unemployed Glasgow graduates The programme includes a number of projects and initiatives at both a local and city wide level, providing a range of services such as childcare places; specific/individual employment related advice/guidance; support to participate in work related/vocational training as well as access to work related support services (e.g. travel costs, financial advice). In addition, support is provided to social economy organisations including start-up advice and support, business planning and assistance in recruitment. The largest element of this funding is for Jobs and Business Glasgow (formerly Glasgow’s Regeneration Agency). It delivers a range of employability services that are tailored and responsive to opportunities for clients including the provision of locally focused job brokerage initiatives in areas of the city that are designed to link local people to specific upcoming opportunities within that area; employment support service that offers support to clients with significant and multiple barriers to employment. Support is also provided to businesses and social enterprises through business start-up and aftercare, business development and through support for social enterprises.