{"id":6367,"date":"2025-11-13T10:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/?p=6367"},"modified":"2025-11-13T10:55:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T10:55:15","slug":"updated-guidance-on-community-benefits-in-procurement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/2025\/11\/13\/updated-guidance-on-community-benefits-in-procurement\/","title":{"rendered":"Updated guidance on Community Benefits in procurement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Public procurement isn\u2019t just about buying goods and services &#8211; it\u2019s a powerful tool for creating jobs, building skills, and reducing inequality. We have published updated interim <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableprocurementtools.scot\/index.cfm\/guidance\/employment-community-benefits\/skills-and-training\/\">guidance on Community Benefits in procurement<\/a>, now available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableprocurementtools.scot\/\">Sustainable Procurement Tools website<\/a>. This refreshed guidance supports the delivery of employment, skills, and training outcomes through public sector contracts &#8211; helping to maximise social impact across Scotland.<\/p>\n<p>The guidance underpins our long-standing Community Benefits in Procurement policy, making clear links to <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableprocurementtools.scot\/index.cfm\/guidance\/equality\/\">Equality<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableprocurementtools.scot\/index.cfm\/guidance\/fair-work-practices\/annex-g-examples-of-specification-invitation-to-tender-model-working-applying-a-fair-work-first-question\/\">Fair Work First<\/a>, and opportunities for <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableprocurementtools.scot\/index.cfm\/guidance\/employment-community-benefits\/smes-social-enterprises-supported-businesses-and-third-sector\/\">SMEs, social enterprises, supported businesses, and third sector<\/a> to compete for public contracts. It promotes equality and reducing inequality by encouraging the inclusion of targeted recruitment and training opportunities for priority groups in relevant procurements.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What\u2019s inside?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>practical advice aligned with the Procurement Journey<\/li>\n<li>example contract clauses and key performance indicators<\/li>\n<li>easy-to-navigate layout for quick reference<\/li>\n<li>downloadable Microsoft Word version<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This guidance is part of a broader suite of resources available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableprocurementtools.scot\/\">Sustainable Procurement Tools website<\/a>, designed to help public bodies embed sustainable outcomes in their procurement activity.<\/p>\n<p><strong>We want your feedback<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re keen to hear from colleagues across the public sector and stakeholders with an interest in employment, skills, and training. Your insights will help us refine and improve the guidance.<\/p>\n<p>Please share the interim guidance with your networks and send feedback to scottishprocurement@gov.scot by Friday 28 November.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Renfrewshire Council<\/strong><strong> &#8211; delivering social impact alongside project outcomes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This impressive new case study from Renfrewshire Council showcases their community-focused approach in a high-profile local procurement. They carried out extensive engagement to develop community benefits and used their strong internal governance arrangements to realise and maximise these benefits during contract delivery, supporting local employment, skills development, and inclusive economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>Find out more about Renfrewshire Council\u2019s approach on the\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/sustainableprocurementtools.scot\/index.cfm\/case-studies1\/\">Case Studies section<\/a>\u202fof the website.<\/p>\n<p>If your public body has a great example of embedding sustainability in procurement, we\u2019d love to hear from you. Email us at\u202f<a href=\"mailto:scottishprocurement@gov.scot\">scottishprocurement@gov.scot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>For further information on public procurement in Scotland please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gov.scot\/procurement\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.gov.scot\/procurement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Please email enquiries to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:scottishprocurement@gov.scot\">scottishprocurement@gov.scot<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.gov.scot\/public-procurement\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Subscribe to our blog<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0to keep up to date\u00a0with the latest news across the procurement community.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have published updated interim guidance on Community Benefits in procurement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":741,"featured_media":6369,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[266,55,138],"tags":[308,542],"class_list":["post-6367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-benefits","category-scottish-procurement","category-sustainability","tag-community-benefits","tag-sustainable-procurement-tools"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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