苏格兰公共部门建设项目的社会影响

A Review of Practice 2015 – 2025 March 2026 Contents Executive Summary..................................................................................11.0 Introduction...........................................................................................31.1Scope of the review....................................................................31.2Key terminology...........................................................................42.0 Social Impact – The Current Position....................................62.1Current policy requirements...................................................62.2Associated Policy Alignment..................................................62.3Background to adoption...........................................................62.4Where are we now?.....................................................................72.5Look ahead......................................................................................73.0 Pre-procurement – Defining and scopingsocial impact.......................................................................................83.1Aligning corporate, local and project priorities...............83.2Social impact definition at project level...........................103.3Partnership working.................................................................133.4Role of the social impact champion...................................133.5Summary of pre-procurement learning............................144.0 Procurement stage........................................................................154.1Quantification and calibration..............................................154.2Capacity and capability..........................................................164.3Tender models............................................................................164.4Additionality..................................................................................174.5Tender evaluation......................................................................184.6Summary of procurement stage learning........................185.0 Monitoring and evaluation of social impact delivery......195.1Platforms for monitoring and evaluation.........................205.2Indicators......................................................................................205.3 Summary of monitoring and evaluation learning..........216.0 Summary of good practice learning...................................236.1Pre-procurement – Defining and scopingsocial impact................................................................................236.2Procurement stage – Tendering andcontractor selection..................................................................236.3Monitoring and evaluation of social impact delivery....237.0 Reflections..........................................................................................24 Executive Summary Over the last five years, in particular, therehas been a noticeable improvement in thequality and relevance of initiatives delivered onprojects. This progress has been supported bydigital platforms and by a shared desire acrossthe sector to build on what works well and toachieve better outcomes. The Scottish public sector invests billions ofpounds each year on infrastructure. This creates amajor pipeline of work for Scotland’s constructionsector. If used effectively, this investment cansupport the delivery long-term benefits forcommunities, the economy, and the environment. Public bodies aim to maximise these benefitsby including community benefit (social impact)requirements in construction contracts. Since2016, regulatedconstruction contractshavebeen required to deliver social impact, andthis supports public bodies in meeting theirsustainable procurement duties. Prepared primarily to support public bodiesprocuring regulated contracts which havecommunity benefit /social impact additionalityobligations, this review is also relevant tobuilding contractors delivering projects for thepublic sector and social impact practitionersassociated with project delivery. In 2015 the Scottish Futures Trust (SFT),published theCommunity Benefits Toolkit forConstruction, which helped public bodies andthe construction sector better understand howto define, procure, and deliver social impact This review reflects on 10 years of delivering socialimpact and shares learning from that experience,and recommendations for future delivery. SFTengaged widely with local authorities, contractors,consultants, Scottish Government departments,and construction working groups. Since then, the sector has shown strongcommitment to improving social impact delivery. The key areas of learning identified by the review include: 1. Pre-procurement stage The opportunity to optimise social impact comes before project procurement begins. With theright planning, resources, and engagement, projects can deliver meaningful benefits at scale.Learning points include: •Public bodies should develop cl