Community Benefits
Argyll and Bute Council · 13 May 2025
Back to Helensburgh and Lomond Area Community Planning Group — 13 May 2025 and its agenda
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Page 1 of 14 Achieved Community Benefits 1st Apr 2023 – 31st Mar 2024 The Procurement, Commercial and Contract Management Team (PCCMT) is committed to maximise Community Benefits from its procurement activities and to delivering wider benefits for its communities when purchasing the required goods, services and supplies for Argyll and Bute. We have been working closely with our suppliers to deliver additional social, economic and environmental value to our society and the table below shows the 74 Community Benefits achieved through Contract Management, Contract Awards and the Request List during the period from 1st Apr 2023 to 31st March 2024. Ward Method Number Cowal Contract Management 1 Dunoon Contract Management 7 Helensburgh & Lomond South Contract Management 3 Helensburgh Central Contract Management 4 Isle of Bute Contract Management 2 Kintyre and The Islands Contract Management 8 Lomond North Contract Management 7 Mid Argyll Contract Management 10 Oban North and Lorn Contract Management 3 Oban South and The Isles Contract Management 19 South Kintyre Contract Management 10 Total: 74 The following table provides further details.
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Page 2 of 14 Achieved Community Benefits 2023/24 Total: 74 Council Ward: Cowal (1) Contract Title Supplier Benefit General Maintenance Term Contract - East Argyll (Lot 1) John Brown Strone Ltd Transported 100 used slabs from Clyde cottage to upper Cowal bowling club for a patio. Council Ward: Dunoon (7) Contract Title Supplier Benefit General Maintenance Term Contract - East Argyll (Lot 1) John Brown Strone Ltd Recruited 3 new apprentices - plumber, painter and electrician (16-18 year olds). Donated materials and electrician’s time to Velvet Path Riding School for the RDA at Innellen to achieve electrical compliance certificate. Supporting the Dunoon rally with forklift services to set out hay bales for crash barriers. Provided herris fencing panels at Punk on the Peninsula Festival at Dunoon’s Coal Pier. Donated the old school bell from Toward Primary School to the museum. Donated the projector from Innellan Primary School to the Men’s Shed. General Maintenance Term Contract - East Argyll (Lot 2) DCF Joiners & Builders Provided 2 additional blinds for St Muns Primary School (£200).
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Page 3 of 14 Council Ward: Helensburgh and Lomond South (3) Contract Title Supplier Benefit Bathymetric Surveys Term Contract - 2022-2024 Aspect Land & Hydrographic Surveys Ltd A donation of £750 to Hermitage Academy pupil support group. General Maintenance Term Contract - East Argyll (Lot 2) DCF Joiners & Builders Provided extra blinds to John Logie Baird Primary School (£150.00). Provided financial support to Ardencaple Boys Club Under 11's for Strips (£500.00). Council Ward: Helensburgh Central (4) Contract Title Supplier Benefit General Maintenance Term Contract - East Argyll (Lot 2) DCF Joiners & Builders Completed £7.5k of building repair and refurbishment works at Helensburgh football pavilion (April to Aug 2023). Completed a shower room upgrade in a local charity-run old folks home Abbeyfield (4 flats in Helensburgh). Fitted a new PIR (Passive Infrared Sensor) at Helensburgh Leisure Centre (£150.00). Laying of slabs in outdoor area at Parklands School, Helensburgh. Council Ward: Isle of Bute (2) Contract Title Supplier Benefit Older People's Care Home Palm Court Residential Home Due to the closure of Palm Court Residential Home, one resident moved to own tenancy with support. The owners of Palm Court donated furniture and furnishings from the home to the resident for their new property. The owners donated profiling beds to Thomson Court, Rothesay.
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Page 4 of 14 Council Ward: Kintyre and The Islands (8) Contract Title Supplier Benefit General Maintenance Term Contract - West Argyll (Lot 3) McEachern Bros Provided financial support to Port Ellen Primary School Parents Association. Provided financial support to Port Ellen Football Club. Carried out building repairs on the village playhouse. Recruited a mature plumbing apprentice. Purchased a toy storage unit for Port Ellen School to use as a dry box for sporting equipment. Provided labour/various support setting up for lifeboat gala day. Provided materials for Islay museum in Port Charlotte makeover and Bruichladdich distillery provided the labour. Provision of School Transport on Islay Islay Minibus & Taxi Hire Ltd Providing weekly transport for the Senior Citizens Lunch Club on Islay free of charge. Council Ward: Lomond North (7) Contract Title Supplier Benefit Debt Collection Services Walker Love A donation of £250 to Rhu Primary School Parent Council towards a roof canopy. This will allow pupils to use the playground outdoor space all year round. General Maintenance Term Contract - East Argyll (Lot 2) DCF Joiners & Builders A donation of a video camera to Rhu Amateurs and completed repairs to the clubhouse (£2,500.00). Re-covered the shed at Rhu Hall (£600.00). Completed repairs at Rhu Community Hall. Re-roofed the shed at Rhu Community Centre garden. Donated £1,000 to Rhu Amatuers for hire of bus. Painted a classroom at Rosneath Primary School (£500-£600).
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Page 5 of 14 Council Ward: Mid Argyll (10) Contract Title Supplier Benefit General Maintenance Term Contract - North & East Argyll (Lot 3) Oban Electrical Services Ltd Assisting Argyll and Bute Council Property Services with office moves. General Maintenance Term Contract - West Argyll (Lot 1) MacLeod Construction Ltd Work experience - 2 pupils from S4/S6, Lochgilphead Joint Campus, are invited twice a week. Donations made to local nursery. Supplied Lochgilphead Joint Campus with new football strips and shinty strips. Put up remembrance Sunday red lights at church and war memorial. Put up Xmas lights in Lochgilphead town centre. Assisted Kilmartin school pupil’s plant trees/shrubs in ELC garden and extra jobs while doing roofing, e.g. fixing fencing. Support and sponsorship of Mid Argyll Triathalon event in Lochgilphead (Sept 2023).
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Page 6 of 14 Council Ward: Mid Argyll (10) /contd Contract Title Supplier Benefit General Maintenance Term Contract - West Argyll (Lot 1) MacLeod Construction Ltd Attendance at Lochgilphead Job Centre careers fayre. Professional Services to Carry Out a Route Options Appraisal and Produce a Concept Design for an Active Travel Route between Lochgilphead Front Green and the Crinan Canal Stantec UK Ltd The Consultant’s STEM co-ordinator undertook events at the Joint Campus with 60 young people in S2 and S3.
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Page 7 of 14 Council Ward: Oban North and Lorn (3) Contract Title Supplier Benefit General Maintenance Term Contract - North & East Argyll (Lot 3) Oban Electrical Services Ltd Installation of a defibrillator at Lismore Primary, which was donated by local firefighters. Supplied and fitted new lighting to Isle of Lismore community shop, following community buy out. Provision of Air Services between Oban and the Islands of Coll, Colonsay and Tiree Hebridean Air Services Ltd Hebridean Air Services Ltd have recruited a relief pilot to support the main pilot in the operation of this service, the new employee has relocated to the Oban area and is now working out of the airport.
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Page 8 of 14 Council Ward: Oban South and the Isles (19) Contract Title Supplier Benefit Energy Efficiency Contractors FES FES fully supported Oban High School to set up the school’s impressive vast Christmas light display. General Maintenance Term Contract - North & East Argyll (Lot 3) Oban Electrical Services Ltd Donating £1,000 to St Columbus School for shinty team strips. Installation and maintenance support for the ‘light up a life’ tree at Oban Hospice, where this is the 18th year of support. Donation of £500 to St. Columbus Primary School for shinty equipment. Put up the Christmas lights at Oban High School. Installed a Argyll & Bute Council defibrillator at Oban North Pier by completing the electrical and mounting works.
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Page 9 of 14 Council Ward: Oban South and the Isles (19) /contd Contract Title Supplier Benefit General Maintenance Term Contract - Tiree & Coll CKR Island Construction Ltd Completed beach cleaning on Tiree on 21st May 2023, 31st May 2023, and again in July 2023. Assisted setting up the Tiree Music Festival and also with evacuation. Sponsored a member of the Oban ladies Rugby team Volunteer support for Tiree’s solar project by helping stock an old telephone box with food/ household supplies and delivering food parcels to those in need. Completed a beach cleaning at Balephuil and Scarinish on Tiree, October 2023. Support of machinery (scissor lifts) to complete cleaning An Talla Community Hall (article of thanks in Tiree newspaper). Raffle prizes at community fireworks.
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Page 10 of 14 Council Ward: Oban South and the Isles (19) /contd Contract Title Supplier Benefit General Maintenance Term Contract - Tiree & Coll CKR Island Construction Ltd Donation of time and mobile plant to put the Tiree school Christmas decorations up and take them back down in the New Year. Took part in the Charity Tractor run on boxing day in a forklift (£10 entrant fee) total raised £2k - money raised going towards the air ambulance and Christmas events for older people and kids. Donation of food stocks x 2 for the Solar Food Project.
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Page 11 of 14 Council Ward: Oban South and the Isles (19) /contd Contract Title Supplier Benefit Surface Dressing Works 2023 Kiely Bros Delivered & spread spare red chip dressing on Strachur shinty pitch car park. Tobermory Cemetery TSL Contractors Supported the Community Food Bank in Tobermory by donating a large fridge freezer that will provide additional capacity for storing produce.
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Page 12 of 14 Council Ward: South Kintyre (10) Contract Title Supplier Benefit General Maintenance Term Contract - West Argyll (Lot 2) McKinven & Colville Recruiting a new apprentice joiner. Installing electrical lighting for the sunshine garden room at Campbeltown Hospital. Put up Christmas lights in Campbeltown town centre. Campbeltown Flood Protection Scheme Dawson Wam Cleaning of the block paving on Harvey’s Lane, Campbeltown. Completed a rebuild of the stone wall at Tomaig Road, Campbeltown.
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Page 13 of 14 Council Ward: South Kintyre (10) /contd Contract Title Supplier Benefit Campbeltown Flood Protection Scheme Dawson Wam Painting of the Meadows goal post in Campbeltown. Purchased Lego Education Spike Prime Set for Drumlemble Primary School. Donated £5,000 to Kintyre Sea Sports. Donated musical instruments to Live Argyll youth work.
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Page 14 of 14 Council Ward: South Kintyre (10) /contd Contract Title Supplier Benefit Campbeltown Flood Protection Scheme Dawson Wam Delivered a Project/Safety presentation to the local Primary Schools on 12th March 2024.