steve curry

community regeneration in action

The local economic impact of a South

Wales housing association

Steve CurryValleys to Coast Housing


In the beginning…

V2C established 2003 following successful tenant ballot

Community Regeneration in Action

Local labour clause


Results Positives

• 75% target – 90%+ achieved

• More £ in local people’s pockets?

• Community benefit clause

Negatives

• Difficult to measure impact on individuals, community

• Difficult to manage with communities and contractors


Can-Do Toolkit

• i2i guide launched Sept 2008 supported by WG

• Focus on TR&T in construction contracts

• I2i SME-friendly toolkit - 2010


How do V2C use TR&T?

• Core contract requirement • % of contracted ‘working weeks’

dedicated to local jobs and training

- Refurbishment- 52 weeks- New Build - 78 weeks- Arbed – 156 weeks


TR&T

Recruitment

Training

Targeted

Local Jobs

Relevant


Valleys to Coast Housing Limited (V2C) Invitation to Tender (ITT)

Partnering Contractor Evaluation Scoresheet The evaluators stated within this workbook confirms that the scoring is provided as an independent view against the scoring criteria set out in the ITT Documentation. Name of Candidate:… APOLLO PROPERTY SERVICES GROUP LTD……………………

March 2011

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Section: Technical Capacity

Section A8

A8. TARGETED RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING

A description of V2C’s social and community benefit requirements (TR&T) are provided with the tender in Appendix I Tenderers are therefore required to submit a Targeted Recruitment and Training Method Statement by completing the document.

Social and community benefits are a core requirement of the contract with financial penalties for non compliance. Completed method statements must show a clear method for meeting the requirements. We refer you to the Inform to Involve (i2i) Can Do Toolkit

Q Subject Assessment Criteria Weighted Value

Score out of 4 Page Limit

A8 People Training Plan 4% 2

Refer to Template


V2C Trainee Deposit Sum Definition The Trainee Deposit Sum (detailed in TR&T Contract Requirements) is a sum of money calculated per trainee week. It will be held by the client to be released to the Contractor upon receipt of TR&T monitoring data that evidences compliance with agreed TR&T requirements. This is usually measured on a monthly basis using Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) and is compared against the Contractors TR&T Method Statement. Example Clause Wording 1.1. Trainee deposit sum

1.1.1. The trainee deposit sum is to be £[00] per Trainee week

1.1.2. A percentage of the total Trainee deposit sum, as calculated above, shall be deducted from each monthly application. The value shall be proportional to the percentage of expenditure of the overall annual contract sum as at the date of the current monthly application.


Targeting – areas of deprivation

IMD – Wales

1896 Ranked LSOA’s

11 Caerau 1 (Caerau Park, Tudor)38 Caerau 2 (Blaencaerau)55 Cornelly 4 (Marlas) 81 Bettws (bottom site) 185 Morfa 2 (Wildmill)186 Sarn 1

Bridgend – six areas in the top 200 in Wales


Mapping deprivation


TR&T – trainee post codes


Arbed – March 2011

• £2.5M grant

• TR&T grant condition = 156 wks

• V2C Target 156 x £5M = 780 wks

• Achieved > 1,260 wks


nef – analysing LM3 (Arbed)• Looked at V2C local multiplier ...LM2• from Arbed energy performance work

• 84% spend within 25 miles of Bridgend

• Local economic multiplier £2.21/£1 invested

• + TR&T 66% training = Bridgend people

• Some materials/equipment not available in Wales


Grounds Maintenance contract

• FEI project (with BTCV) target to develop a social enterprise

• Delivering service on two large estates

• Re-tendering this year with SME-friendly workshops, relaxed financial, H&S req’s?

• Community consultation + TR&T req’s


Outcomes

• RBA approach (Welsh Govt.)• TR&T outcomes = longer term tracking• Tracking SME’s/social enterprises?• LM3 good measure of local impact• Financial inclusion work (easier to

measure) – income max./ debt reduction (WW)

- Moneyline


• Money : retained (in households & communities)• Families & tenancies : stabilised• Children : nurtured• Social capital : developed• Physical & mental health : lifted• Over indebtedness : decreased• Saving : encouraged• Anxiety : reduced• Standard of living : increased• Quality of life : enhanced

MoneylineSocial & financial return on investment: we all win


Outcomes/impact culture

Focus on wider & longer-term impacts

Use of tools (e.g. LM3, SROI) to measure

Look at pop. data trends to finesse approach...not to claim credit for them


Thank you

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