Summary Fife council sought to build 40 new council houses on Durie Street in Methil, Fife in March 2016. The properties consisted of block flats and individual council houses located on the site of a former residential carpark. Fife council ran the entire project through the Procurement Scotland portal. This portal seeks to engineer collaboration at a national level for the sharing of services and opportunities to reduce public sector costs by grouping often minor service needs and repackaging opportunities together. Project The site was located directly opposite a low- income housing estate in Methil, which ranked relatively highly in Fife for crimes associated with burglary, vandalism and anti-social behaviour. Liaison with local police crime prevention officers indicated

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