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A user guide is available at http://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx.\r\n Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems.\r\n Community benefits are included in this requirement. For more information see: https://www.gov.scot/policies/public-sector-procurement/community-benefits-in-procurement/\r\n A summary of the expected community benefits has been provided as follows:\r\n This contract includes an obligation for the delivery of Community Benefits once the aggregate spend with the Council reaches GBP 50,000 in any financial year. Please refer to the Community Benefits Document within the tender pack which contains the Community Benefits submission document that needs to be submitted as part of this method statement. We use a points based system to ensure each contract has appropriate community benefits as an essential component of the contract. Each action is worth a varying number of points based on how well it contributes to our priorities. Please refer to the document for guidance. For this tender, we are expecting a minimum of 150 points.\r\n (SC Ref:825239)\r\n Download the copy of the online SPD document here (to be completed online through postbox submission): https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=825239","links":[{"rel":"canonical","href":"https://api.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/v1/Notice?id=ocds-r6ebe6-0000825239"}]}]}],"publisher":{"name":"The Scottish Government"},"extensions":["https://standard.open-contracting.org/profiles/eu/master/en/extension.json"],"license":"https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/"}