Community Benefit in Procurement and what it means for Sheds
The Scottish Government, as part of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, is encouraging all local authorities to promote the improvement in economic, social or environmental wellbeing of their areas through procurement. All public sector contracting authorities are required to consider including community benefit requirements for all regulated procurements where the value is equal to, or greater than, £4 million. What does this mean for Sheds? Well, each authority is being asked to consider how contractors can help with community