{"id":3180,"date":"2021-12-17T12:10:56","date_gmt":"2021-12-17T12:10:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=3180"},"modified":"2021-12-17T12:10:56","modified_gmt":"2021-12-17T12:10:56","slug":"delivering-community-benefits-through-operation-beach-clean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2021\/12\/17\/delivering-community-benefits-through-operation-beach-clean\/","title":{"rendered":"Delivering community benefits through Operation Beach Clean!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Our framework agreements continue to deliver additional benefits for organisations and local communities. We&#8217;re pleased to share a case study from a supplier on our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.scot\/publications\/office-equipment-framework\/\">Office Equipment framework<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.konicaminolta.co.uk\/en-gb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Konica Minolta<\/a> show how they put their sustainability and environmental credentials into action. By partnering with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk\/\">South Ayrshire Council<\/a> on &#8216;Operation Beach Clean&#8217;, where employees volunteered to keep Troon beach litter-free.<\/p>\n<p>South Ayrshire Council have worked with their Contractors in their \u201cCommunity Planning\u201d programme, delivered via their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.south-ayrshire.gov.uk\/cpp\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Community Planning Board<\/a>. The aim is to make South Ayrshire one of the best places to live and work in Scotland.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3182 aligncenter lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/12\/beach-clean-300x94.png\" alt=\"photo collage of Troon beach with employees doing a litter pick\" width=\"702\" height=\"220\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/12\/beach-clean-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/12\/beach-clean-768x242.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/12\/beach-clean-750x236.png 750w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/12\/beach-clean-802x252.png 802w, https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2021\/12\/beach-clean.png 1011w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 702px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 702\/220;\" \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Case study<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>At the start of Konica\u2019s partnership with South Ayrshire Council in 2016, they committed to deliver community benefits, which would \u2018enhance or improve the local community\u2019<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To this end, Konica employees recently took to a beautiful stretch of beach in Troon, armed with litter-pickers. Volunteering for \u2018Operation Beach Clean\u2019 &#8211; seeking to enhance South Ayrshire Council\u2019s efforts to maintain a litter-free beach, for everyone to enjoy. As stated by Rosie Cassidy, \u2019again, Konica Minolta has demonstrated their commitment to delivering community benefits at a local level\u2019<em>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Customer Profile<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Ayrshire Council is one of thirty-two council areas of Scotland, bordering onto Dumfries and Galloway, East Ayrshire and North Ayrshire.<br \/>\nThe Council provides services such as<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>education<\/li>\n<li>social care<\/li>\n<li>housing<\/li>\n<li>highways<\/li>\n<li>street lighting<\/li>\n<li>cleansing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Challenges<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>South Ayrshire Council is continually focusing on helping to make South Ayrshire one of the best places to live and work in Scotland. Their \u2018Community Planning\u2019 is a simple idea that if we all work more effectively together, then public services will improve for those who use .<\/p>\n<p><strong>Solution<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We understand that South Ayrshire Council need to consider how its procurement decisions can improve social value. They are expected to ensure their supply chain contributes as much as possible to the overall wellbeing of their communities.<\/p>\n<p>At Konica Minolta, every employee contributes to our Social Value initiatives and does so in accordance with our \u2018Charter of Corporate Behaviour\u2019.\u00a0 Established in 2003, it identifies that, \u201cCorporations, in addition to being economic entities \u2026 should be beneficial to society at large\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>In simple terms, our employees voluntarily contribute to their local communities, to deliver environmental and sustainable projects, such as \u201cOperation Beach Clean\u201d. In other words, we believe that to create value for our company, we must also do so for society.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking to the future&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We will continually seek to deliver innovative and sustainable solutions, connecting people, places and devices through digital transformation. \u00a0We are proud of our long-term partnership with the South Ayrshire Council, and look forward to honouring our commitment to deliver further benefits to the local community in South Ayrshire.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Our thanks to Konica Minolta for providing this case study.<\/p>\n<p>To find out more about Public Procurement in Scotland, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/procurement\">www.gov.scot\/procurement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Follow us online:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ScotProcurement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2908 ls-is-cached lazyloaded\" 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