Community Benefits
Community benefits are essential contractual clauses included in contracts awarded by public bodies. They ensure social value for local communities and good causes from public spending.
Community benefits are a statutory requirement. Their purpose is to improve the prosperity of an area in a way that is more than the main purpose of the contract. They don't have to cost the contractor anything to deliver them but they must be delivered following the award of a contract. The aim is to strengthen links between the contractor and the community.
Our community benefits fit into four broad priorities
- employability & skills
- education & outreach
- community engagement, environment and nature
- supply chain & business collaboration
If you are tendering for a contract, you can choose the type of community benefits you offer from a menu of options. Each option has a point-based value based on how well it contributes to our (The City of Edinburgh Council) priorities. This is to ensure the contract has appropriate and proportionate community benefits. We can support you to identify and meet community benefits in the employability & skills priority group.
We can support you in a number of ways
- free advertising of vacancies and apprenticeships to our wide network of jobseekers
- access to local supply chain & exhibiting at community job fairs
- working with local schools, colleges and universities
- facilitate work experience placements, site tours and employability sessions
- arrangement of bespoke training for prospective employees
- support to retain or develop your existing workforce
- in-work support services once employees have commenced work or placement
- tailored guidance on Fair Work practices
- tailored guidance on business growth and development.
This is not an exhaustive list and we can help you to identify what is right for your business and what is needed in the community. Get in touch to see how we can help you.
