Hopefully you will find out everything you need to know about Tayside Contracts in this information booklet.
However, if you still have any questions after reading this and watching our videos, please don't hesitate to get in touch.
Our contact details are at the end of this document.
Keith McNamara, Managing Director
You are probably reading this because you’ve chosen to become a member of the Tayside Contracts Joint Committee, and if so, thank you for choosing us.
May I welcome you to Tayside Contracts, and say how much I am looking forward to working with you.
We are the longest serving and largest shared service in Scotland, with approximately 2,500 employees covering over 3,000 posts, and our people deliver a wide range of essential public services to the communities of Angus, Dundee City and Perth & Kinross - which you will find more about as you read on.
In this guide, you will discover more about who we are and what we do. I know from speaking to previous and current Joint Committee members that they really welcome the benefits that Tayside Contracts brings to your Council and your local residents, and they’ve greatly valued being part of the wider `Team Tayside Contracts`. I sincerely hope you will feel the same way.
My team and I are here to help you in any way we can, and give you the professional advice you need to make your decisions as a member of the Joint Committee.
We are the largest civil engineering construction organisation in Tayside and carry out around £51 million of road repairs, maintenance and construction, winter maintenance and street lighting.
We are also Tayside’s largest catering organisation – serving over 5.8 million meals every year to schools and community customers
- that's 30,000 meals each day.
Our School Crossing Patrollers help to keep the children of Tayside safe when travelling to and from the 175 schools in Tayside.
Our Facilities Management team keep over 400 hundred buildings clean and well maintained, and help ensure all the occupants are safe.
We operate a Quarry at Collace in Perth & Kinross, which each year supplies over 100, 000 tonnes of asphalt and other roadstone materials, for us to maintain and, where necessary, replace Tayside's roads. Our Transport team keeps our fleet of almost 455 vehicles on the road, and serving our communities.
Our Sign Shop, based at Blairgowrie, produces the signage requirements for our three Councils as well as for multiple commercial customers.
All of these activities are supported by our very own highly professional Human Resources, Safety and Training, IT, Finance, Communications, Equalities and Business Support Admin teams.
In Construction we have around 400 employees.
In Facilities Management we have around 1200 employees.
In Catering we have around 800 employees.
Construction had a turnover of £51m in 2022/23
FM had a turnover of £23m in 2022/23
Catering had a turnover of £17m in 2022/23
Blairgowrie Depot Blairgowrie Depot Blairgowrie Depot
Aberfeldy Depot Aberfeldy Depot Aberfeldy Depot
Contracts House, Dundee - Head office
Contracts House, Dundee - Head office
Contracts House, Dundee - Head
Collace Quarry, Perthshire Collace Quarry, Perthshire Collace Quarry, Perthshire
Ruthvenfield Depot, Perth Ruthvenfield Depot, Perth Ruthvenfield Depot, Perth
Cairnie Depot, Arbroath
Cairnie Depot, Cairnie Depot, Arbroath
Peasiehill Depot, Arbroath
Peasiehill Depot, Arbroath
Peasiehill Depot, Arbroath
Fairmuir Depot, Dundee Fairmuir Depot, Dundee Fairmuir Depot, Dundee
Forfar Depot Forfar Depot Depot
We also have a number of non-staffed depots located across the area to assist with service delivery.
We are also the oldest shared services in Scotland and have been on the go since 1996 - and we've never been more relevant than we are today. During these times of financial pressures, shared services are a proven way of reducing costs, whilst maintaining high quality public services.
You can watch this short video for an introduction to our people
You can watch this short video to learn about who we are and what we do
'Governance' is about how Elected Members and employees ensure that we are doing the right things, in the right way, for the right people, in a timely, inclusive, open and honest and accountable manner.
Tayside Contracts Joint Committee is responsible for ensuring that its business is conducted in accordance with the law and appropriate standards thereby ensuring that public funds and assets are safeguarded, properly accounted for and used economically, efficiently and effectively.
In discharging these responsibilities it is strongly recommended that Elected Members and senior officers are aware of the following documents for governing the affairs of the Joint Committee and the organisation.
All the documents listed below are linked to our website and can each be clicked on to view.
Minute of Agreement
Standing Orders
Financial Regulations
Local Code of Corporate Governance
Delegated Powers to Managing Director, Clerk and Proper Officer
click any of these to view
Annual accounts
Or click on our website (tayside-contracts.co.uk) to find out more about who we are
Our Business Plan sets our direction and priorities for the three years from 2021 to 2024.
Here is a one page summary of what our Business Plan is all about:
The GSG is a group consisting of three nominated officers of the constituent Councils, and Tayside Contracts` Executive Leadership Team. Each Council Chief Executive may delegate participation in the GSG to other officers within the Councils. The Council representatives on the GSG group are:
Mark Armstrong, Depute Chief Executive, Angus Council
Robert Emmott, Executive Director, Corporate Services, Dundee City Council
Fraser Crofts, Head of Business and Resources, Perth & Kinross Council
The role of the GSG is to discuss and agree the strategic direction of Tayside Contracts, ensuring that Tayside Contracts’ Business Plan and objectives align with those of the three Constituent Councils.
Tayside Contracts can only survive and thrive if we have the strongest possible relationship of transparency, honesty, mutual respect and trust with the Elected Members and officers of our constituent Councils. To put it simply, we have to feel that we are part of the three Councils, and they are part of Tayside Contracts
We rely on Councils to trust us to deliver shared services on their behalf, based on their confidence in our ability to deliver excellent services. Therefore we are proud to work with our Councils through several well established formal partnerships.
Dundee Road Maintenance Partnership
Perth & Kinross Road Maintenance Partnership
Street Lighting Partnership - Angus, Dundee and P&K Councils
Tay Cuisine Integrated Facilities Management Partnerships - Angus, Dundee and P&K Councils
Tayside Procurement Consortium
Angus Fleet Partnership
Tayside Contracts works in partnership with our three recognised trade unions to facilitate meaningful employee engagement and representation.
We value the strong working relationships we have with our affiliated Trade Unions, and meet regularly with them to discuss issues of mutual interest.
For any general enquiries: enquiries@tayside-contracts.co.uk
For any facilities enquiries: ibukun.strachan@tayside-contracts.co.uk
For any construction enquiries: douglas.mckay@tayside-contracts.co.uk
