Summary of Client-Based Approach in Scotland
It has long been recognised that public bodies have an opportunity as "clients" procuring works and services to leverage a significant amount of training and employment opportunities. What has been missing is practical guidance and advice that addresses the procurement, legal and contractual issues and provides a simple framework for procuring public bodies, their contractors and the supply chains to respond effectively to this opportunity and set realistic and achievable benchmarks for outcomes.
This guide has been commissioned by ConstructionSkills to provide the working documentation for local authorities and other bodies procuring construction projects to embed employment and skills, right through from policy and strategies to procurement and operational implementation. It also explains how progress towards the outcomes can be monitored.
The guidance document includes:
Good practice information on use of an Employment and Skills Strategy and the development of an Employment and Skills Plan (ESP)
Legal, policy and process advice on procurement of contracts
Template benchmarks relating to a range of employment and skills areas
Guidance as to the inclusion of supply chain diversity
Appendices, including:
a template ESP
a summary of the employment and skills areas and potential issues surrounding them
template procurement and contract clauses
an Employment and Skills Strategy Workbook.
Contractor and Developer Guidance
ConstructionSkills commissioned this guide to assist contractors and developers to respond to the employment and skills requirements in clients' procurement documentation.
It includes:
what to expect from a procuring client's tender documents
the documents required to respond to such tenders
early contractor procurement and suggested methods of ensuring that employment and skills requirements are passed through the supply chain
template clauses for use in subcontracts
engagement with the client and supply chain during the pre-construction phase
ongoing monitoring of the employment and skills requirements.
Reference is made throughout this guide to its use by contractors, although it will apply equally to developers, whether they are undertaking works themselves or subcontracting to a main contractor.
Contractor and Client summaries for download
Contacts
For more information regarding this guidance please contact:
Phil Ford
Skills Strategy Manager
07500 064880
Siân Mathews
Strategic Partnership Advisor
07785 933 623
Laura Thompson
Strategic Partnership Advisor
07767 755 634