THE HUB PROGRAMME continuing , to deliver the community infrastructure we need while supporting jobs , apprenticeships and Scottish SMEs .”
Other positive benefits of the hub Programme that the report has identified include :
Finance Secretary Kate Forbes said : “ I welcome the findings of this evaluation report and recognise the valuable role that the hub Programme played in delivering much needed new schools , new NHS facilities and other key infrastructure .
“ The hub Programme has achieved a great deal in the past ten years through forming effective partnerships between the public and private sectors . I look forward to that collaborative approach
• Projects deliver a better end-user experience
• Higher end-user staff satisfaction / retention
• Better integrated community infrastructure activity and service outcomes
• Improved cost and time certainty achieved for public sector ( procurement , delivery and operational )
• Value for money achieved in community infrastructure project activity
• Environmental gain – a better understanding of the need to reduce the carbon footprint
• Productivity gain – an uplift from people with improved skills plus enhanced employability ( construction community benefits )
• Public sector gain – a better reputation in market for efficient procurement
• Private sector gain – a better understanding of market requirements and ability to resource accordingly for anticipated demand .
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