Common use of REGENERATION AND SUSTAINABILITY Clause in Contracts

REGENERATION AND SUSTAINABILITY. 16.1 The Managed Service Provider is required to put in place procedures and processes which provide encouragement and opportunities for Small Medium Enterprises (SME) and minority groups; to include but not be limited to Black and Minority Ethnic owned (BME), women-owned, disability-owned and third sector organisations to trade in line with government and local policies. The MSP should, in particular, encourage local SMEs and local minority groups to engage with them to deliver Services to the Customer. Data on the numbers of such organisations (either as a percentage in terms of number of suppliers or as a percentage of spend) in the supply chain and the amount of business transacted will be provided by the Managed Service Provider to the Contract Manager. 16.2 The Managed Service Provider should aim to support local people, their communities, job centres and organisations. As such a mechanism should be provided to support effective promotion of employment opportunities for local residents and raise understanding of routes to apply for Temporary Agency Worker roles. The Managed Service Provider shall work closely with the Customer to target and actively encourage registration from hard to reach groups such as lone parents, older candidates, women returnees, disabled minority groups (where appropriate) and those from socially disadvantaged areas. The Managed Service Provider shall ensure that they will actively promote the means by which individuals can register for suitable vacancies. The Managed Service Provider shall provide evidence of the process to the Customer on request. Where required, the Managed Service Provider shall run periodic sessions, either at their premises or other locations throughout the borough to explain the registration process and to encourage participation from all sections of the community. The Managed Service Provider in conjunction with the Customer may also need to consider programmes to increase the capabilities of local Temporary Agency Workers. 16.3 The Managed Service Provider must evidence a transparent process to demonstrate that Assignments are offered in a fair manner to all Agencies including but not limited to local SME and local minority groups. 16.4 The Managed Service Provider shall ensure that they consider, promote and demonstrate equality and diversity within their own organisation and that they proactively work with Agencies to ensure that they take similar steps with regards to their own organisations and when recruiting and supplying candidates for the Customer. 16.5 Customers may require Managed Service Providers to target specific groups for Agency Assignments.

REGENERATION AND SUSTAINABILITY. 16.1 The Managed Service Provider Supplier is required to put in place procedures and processes which provide encouragement and opportunities for Small Medium Enterprises (SME) Approved Sub-Contractors regardless of their size, stature or structure, i.e. may include, but not limited to, economic operators categorised as SMEs and from minority groups; to include but not be limited to Black and Minority Ethnic owned (BME), BAMEs, women-owned, disability-owned and third sector organisations to trade in line with government Government and local Customer policies. The MSP Supplier should, in particular, encourage the Customer’s existing supply chain and local SMEs and local minority groups to engage with them to deliver the Services to the Customer. Data on the numbers of such organisations economic operators (either as a percentage in terms of number of suppliers or as a percentage of spend) in the supply chain and the amount of business transacted will be provided by the Managed Service Provider Supplier to the Contract Manager. 16.2 . The Managed Service Provider Supplier should aim to support local people, their communities, job centres people and organisations. As such a mechanism should be provided to support effective promotion of employment opportunities for local residents and raise understanding of routes for Allied Health Professionals, Health Science Services and Emergency Services Temporary work-seekers to apply for Temporary Agency Worker work-seeker roles. The Managed Service Provider Supplier shall work closely with the Customer to target and actively encourage registration from ‘hard to reach groups such as lone parents, older candidates, women returnees, disabled minority groups (where appropriate) fill’ roles and those from socially disadvantaged areasmedical specialties. The Managed Service Provider Supplier shall ensure that they it will actively promote the means by which individuals Allied Health Professionals, Health Science Services and Emergency Services work-seekers can register with the Supplier (where the Supplier is Introducing the Temporary work-seeker himself) (or where applicable, an Approved Sub-Contractor utilised in the execution of the Contract) for suitable vacanciesvacancies with the Customer. The Managed Service Provider Supplier shall provide evidence of the process processes used to the Customer Contract Manager on request. Where required, the Managed Service Provider Supplier shall run periodic sessions, either at their premises the Premises or other locations throughout the borough location(s) to explain the registration process and to encourage participation from all sections of the communityAHP, HSS and ES Temporary work-seekers’ participation. The Managed Service Provider Supplier in conjunction with the Customer may also need to consider training programmes to increase the capabilities of local Temporary Agency Workers. 16.3 potential Candidates. The Managed Service Provider Supplier must evidence a transparent process to demonstrate that Assignments the Customer’s Orders are offered in a fair and non-discriminatory manner to all Agencies including Approved Sub-Contractors including, but not limited to to, local SME SMEs and local minority groups. 16.4 . The Managed Service Provider shall ensure that they consider, promote and demonstrate equality and diversity within their own organisation and that they proactively work with Agencies to ensure that they take similar steps with regards to their own organisations and when recruiting and supplying candidates for the Customer. 16.5 Customers Customer may require Managed Service Providers the Supplier to target specific groups for Agency Approved Sub-Contractor Assignments. The Customer may, where necessary, require the Supplier to set up and maintain appropriate policies, rules, procedures, codes of practice and quality standards with regard to its obligations under the Contract and this Framework Agreement Schedule 1 (Services) Sub-Schedule 1(a) (Service specification for the provision of Temporary work-seekers). The Supplier shall provide the Customer with copies of such policies, rules, procedures, codes of practice and quality standards and shall promptly inform the Customer of any amendments to such documents. If at any time the Supplier becomes aware of any act or omission or any proposed act or omission by the Customer or any member, official or employee of the Customer which prevents or hinders or may prevent or hinder the Supplier from providing the Services in accordance with the Contract Standard, then the Supplier shall immediately inform the Contract Manager of that fact. The Supplier shall provide such information in a format, medium and at times specified by the Contract Manager related to the performance of the Services as may be reasonably required. For avoidance of doubt, the Supplier’s compliance with this paragraph 2.6 shall not in any way relieve the Supplier of any of its obligations under the Contract.

REGENERATION AND SUSTAINABILITY. 16.1 12.10.1 The Managed Service Provider is Supplier shall be required to put in place procedures and processes which provide encouragement and opportunities for Small Medium Enterprises (SME) and minority groups; to include but not be limited to Black and Minority Ethnic owned (BME), women-owned, disability-disability- owned and third sector organisations to trade in line with government and local policies. The MSP shouldSupplier shall, in particular, encourage local SMEs and local minority groups to engage with them to deliver Services to the Customer. Data on the numbers of such organisations (either as a percentage in terms of number of suppliers or as a percentage of spend) in the supply chain and the amount of business transacted will shall be provided by the Managed Service Provider Supplier to the Contract Manager. 16.2 12.10.2 The Managed Service Provider should Supplier shall aim to support local people, their communities, job centres and organisations. As such a mechanism should shall be provided to support effective promotion of employment opportunities for local residents and raise understanding of routes to apply for Temporary Agency Worker roles. The Managed Service Provider Supplier shall work closely with the Customer to target and actively encourage registration from hard to reach groups such as lone parents, older candidates, women returnees, disabled minority groups (where appropriate) and those from socially disadvantaged areas. The Managed Service Provider Supplier shall ensure that they will actively promote the means by which individuals can register for suitable vacancies. The Managed Service Provider Supplier shall provide evidence of the process to the Customer on request. Where required, the Managed Service Provider Supplier shall run periodic sessions, either at their premises or other locations throughout the borough to explain the registration process and to encourage participation from all sections of the community. The Managed Service Provider Supplier in conjunction with the Customer may also need to consider programmes to increase the capabilities of local Temporary Agency Workers. 16.3 12.10.3 The Managed Service Provider Supplier must evidence a transparent process to demonstrate that Assignments are offered in a fair manner to all Agencies including but not limited to local SME and local minority groups. 16.4 12.10.4 The Managed Service Provider Supplier shall ensure that they consider, promote and demonstrate equality and diversity within their own organisation and that they proactively work with Agencies to ensure that they take similar steps with regards to their own organisations and when recruiting and supplying candidates for the Customer. 16.5 Customers 12.10.5 The Customer may require Managed Service Providers the Supplier to target specific groups for Agency Assignments.

REGENERATION AND SUSTAINABILITY. 16.1 10.1 The Managed Service Provider is required to put in place procedures and processes which provide encouragement and opportunities for Small Medium Enterprises (SME) and minority groups; to include but not be limited to Black and Minority Ethnic owned (BME), women-owned, disability-owned and third sector organisations to trade in line with government and local policies. The MSP should, in particular, encourage local SMEs and local minority groups to engage with them to deliver Services to the Customer. Data on the numbers of such organisations (either as a percentage in terms of number of suppliers or as a percentage of spend) in the supply chain and the amount of business transacted will be provided by the Managed Service Provider to the Contract Manager. 16.2 10.2 The Managed Service Provider should aim to support local people, their communities, job centres and organisations. As such a mechanism should be provided to support effective promotion of employment opportunities for local residents and raise understanding of routes to apply for Temporary Agency Worker roles. The Managed Service Provider shall work closely with the Customer to target and actively encourage registration from hard to reach groups such as lone parents, older candidates, women returnees, disabled minority groups (where appropriate) and those from socially disadvantaged areas. The Managed Service Provider shall ensure that they will actively promote the means by which individuals can register for suitable vacancies. The Managed Service Provider shall provide evidence of the process to the Customer on request. Where required, the Managed Service Provider shall run periodic sessions, either at their premises or other locations throughout the borough to explain the registration process and to encourage participation from all sections of the community. The Managed Service Provider in conjunction with the Customer may also need to consider programmes to increase the capabilities of local Temporary Agency Workers. 16.3 10.3 The Managed Service Provider must evidence a transparent process to demonstrate that Assignments are offered in a fair manner to all Agencies including but not limited to local SME and local minority groups. 16.4 10.4 The Managed Service Provider shall ensure that they consider, promote and demonstrate equality and diversity within their own organisation and that they proactively work with Agencies to ensure that they take similar steps with regards to their own organisations and when recruiting and supplying candidates for the Customer. 16.5 10.5 Customers may require Managed Service Providers to target specific groups for Agency Assignments.

REGENERATION AND SUSTAINABILITY. 16.1 12.10.1 The Managed Service Provider is required to put in place procedures and processes which provide encouragement and opportunities for Small Medium Enterprises (SME) and minority groups; to include but not be limited to Black and Minority Ethnic owned (BME), women-ownedwomenowned, disability-disability- owned and third sector organisations to trade in line with government and local policies. The MSP should, in particular, encourage local SMEs and local minority groups to engage with them to deliver Services to the Customer. Data on the numbers of such organisations (either as a percentage in terms of number of suppliers or as a percentage of spend) in the supply chain and the amount of business transacted will be provided by the Managed Service Provider to the Contract Manager. 16.2 12.10.2 The Managed Service Provider should aim to support local people, their communities, job centres and organisations. As such a mechanism should be provided to support effective promotion of employment opportunities for local residents and raise understanding of routes to apply for Temporary Agency Worker roles. The Managed Service Provider shall work closely with the Customer to target and actively encourage registration from hard to reach groups such as lone parents, older candidates, women returnees, disabled minority groups (where appropriate) and those from socially disadvantaged areas. The Managed Service Provider shall ensure that they will actively promote the means by which individuals can register for suitable vacancies. The Managed Service Provider shall provide evidence of the process to the Customer on request. Where required, the Managed Service Provider shall run periodic sessions, either at their premises or other locations throughout the borough to explain the registration process and to encourage participation from all sections of the community. The Managed Service Provider in conjunction with the Customer may also need to consider programmes to increase the capabilities of local Temporary Agency Workers. 16.3 12.10.3 The Managed Service Provider must evidence a transparent process to demonstrate that Assignments are offered in a fair manner to all Agencies including but not limited to local SME and local minority groups. 16.4 12.10.4 The Managed Service Provider shall ensure that they consider, promote and demonstrate equality and diversity within their own organisation and that they proactively work with Agencies to ensure that they take similar steps with regards to their own organisations and when recruiting and supplying candidates for the Customer. 16.5 12.10.5 Customers may require Managed Service Providers to target specific groups for Agency Assignments.