About Us
WHO WE ARE
- Established in 2012
- A Scottish Government initiative through the Scottish Futures Trust
- A 20/25-year public sector/private sector partnership to deliver projects for the local community
- Owned by the SFT and several of our local authority participants
- 5 hubs throughout Scotland, each representing 20% of the Scottish Population
Population = 1.15 million (approx.) 20% of total Scottish population
Our Values
Integrity
At hub South West, integrity is the foundation of everything we do. We are dedicated to upholding the highest ethical standards, ensuring that every decision and action reflects honesty, transparency, and trustworthiness. By adhering to strong moral principles, we build lasting relationships with our partners and participants, delivering projects that not only meet expectations but exceed them.
Impartiality
Impartiality is central to our role as a trusted delivery partner. We approach every project and partnership with fairness, ensuring that all stakeholders are treated equally. By fostering an unbiased environment, we enable balanced decision-making that benefits communities, aligns with local priorities, and delivers meaningful outcomes.
UNITY
Collaboration is at the heart of hub South West’s mission, with unity driving our success. We bring together local authorities, public sector bodies, contractors, and communities to work towards shared goals. By fostering teamwork and mutual respect, we ensure that every project reflects the collective effort and shared vision of all involved.
Accountability
We take accountability seriously, holding ourselves responsible to our partners, participants, and the communities we serve. This means taking ownership of our actions, delivering on our commitments, and maintaining the highest standards of quality and performance. Through transparency and clear communication, we build confidence and trust in our work.
Neutrality
Neutrality enables us to act as a fair and trusted intermediary, ensuring that decisions are guided solely by the best interests of the project and the community. By maintaining an impartial stance, we mediate diverse perspectives and foster a collaborative approach to problem-solving, resulting in fair and inclusive outcomes.
Our value goals
✓ Partnership working is core to everything we do, offering a flexible and responsive service to our participants focused on helping our participants achieve their objectives.
✓ Achieving value for money for our participants using our competitive tender market testing process.
✓ Achieving high quality defect free projects supported and validated by a robust quality assurance and certification process.
✓ Delivering sustainable solutions and helping participants drive toward Net Zero.
✓ Creating local jobs, skills
opportunities, recirculating project spend in the regional economy to develop communities, while delivering a programme of initiatives to enable SMEs to win work.
✓ Our governance and integrity via a public and private board structure overseeing our operations in the context of a fully compliant Scottish Government backed public sector procurement model leading to better managed projects.
✓ Investing in our long-term continuous improvement model recirculating innovation, learning and enabling public sector collaboration.
Hub South West Scotland Participants
