hub East Central Scotland’s support for local SME businesses and the Third Sector makes a significant contribution to local economic development by including measure in the procurement approach to involve them and create new opportunities.
Over 50% of local work has been undertaken by local companies across the hub territory.
Tier 1 contractors undertake regular supplier days as well as providing support and assistance with tender submission skills and business planning advice workshops.
Hub is committed to working with local businesses within our communities to ensure that they have the best possible opportunity to bid on our projects. It is our priority that wherever possible projects are delivered by local businesses that employ local people. There is a wide range of opportunity available on all hub projects for every size of business and the team works hard to support them at with advice and information.
We continue to work with companies who are suppliers on the Scottish Government’s supported businesses framework. We work with Haven PTS in Larbert, who supply clothing and signage, Matrix in Fife, providing soft furnishings and Dovetail Enterprises in Dundee, suppliers of manufactured joinery and furniture.