Community Benefits

This guidance relates to the procurement of products, services, or works where there are opportunities to implement employment, skills and training (EST) outcomes and deliver social impact.

Updated June 2026

Overview

Description and Scope

Legal and Policy Context

Commissioning and Pre-procurement

Commissioning & Pre-procurement

Procurement Guidance

Pre-Contract Notification

Supplier Selection

Specification

Evaluation and Award

Post-procurement

Contract and Supplier Management

Annexes

Annex A – Example Text and Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

Annex B – Scottish public sector approaches to CWB

Annex C – Case Studies

Annex D – Community Benefits – What’s expected of suppliers

Annex E - Other useful tools and resources

Annex F - Glossary of terms

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