Scottish Futures Trust (SFT) is managing the procurement of public buildings in Scotland in a programme that sees different services, such as health and social work, sharing space. The co-location of public services is intended to improve services as well as save money.
The southwest region, or 鈥榟ub鈥�, covers Ayrshire, Dumfries & Galloway and Lanarkshire and the infrastructure projects across this territory will be delivered through a joint venture company (dubbed 鈥榟ubCo鈥�), to be formed between the 18 public sector bodies in the region and Alliance Community Partnerships.
Work will now start to further develop projects within the 拢500m investment programme that are to be delivered over the next 10 years.聽
SFT chief executive Barry White said:聽 鈥淭he appointment of Alliance Community Partnerships represents a significant milestone in the delivery of hub as it marks the last preferred bidder to be chosen across the whole of the hub programme.
鈥淭he hub programme, valued at over 拢1.4bn over the next 10 years, reflects an innovative approach to deliver efficient community facilities right across Scotland.聽 Central to its success is the establishment of collaborative working practices among private sector development partners together with health boards, local authorities and blue light services.
鈥淥nce formed, the southwest hubCo will work with local suppliers and contractors to deliver quality buildings to provide improved public services for communities right across the South West hub territory.聽 Currently across Scotland, the hub programme is building or developing well in excess of 拢360m of essential projects which in turn will support service improvements to local communities, and importantly help protect construction jobs.鈥�
Southwest Scotland 鈥榟ub鈥� participants include:
- Ayrshire and Arran Health Board聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
- Dumfries and Galloway Heath Board
- Lanarkshire Health Board聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
- The State Hospitals Board for Scotland
- Scottish Ambulance Service Board聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
- National Services Scotland
- East Ayrshire Council聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
- North Ayrshire Council
- South Ayrshire Council聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
- North Lanarkshire Council
- South Lanarkshire Council聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
- Dumfries & Galloway Council
- Strathclyde Fire and Rescue聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
- Dumfries & Galloway Fire & Rescue
- Dumfries & Galloway Police聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
- Scottish Court Service聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
- Loreburn Housing Association聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽
- Irvine Bay Regeneration Company
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