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What the Heck is Commissioning

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What the Heck is Commissioning

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    2. NAVCA & commissioning… Local Commissioning & Procurement Unit Infrastructure focus Support, information, networking & guidance Communicating to govt. departments Promoting “Intelligent commissioning”

    3. Commissioning… The whole cycle The cycle of assessing the needs of people in an area, designing and then securing an appropriate service

    5. Where do you fit in? Assessing Needs Designing Services Sourcing providers Delivering to users Monitoring and evaluation.

    6. How? Commissioning strategies Local strategic plans & priorities Consultations Find the right people Communicate impact Find support!

    7. Watch out for… Engagement with local / regional commissioning Evolving use of grants and contracts Size & scale of contracts Demonstrating social impact Timescales and cost Skills & knowledge

    8. What do you need to know? How deep? Delivery / influence / already involved / new opportunities / changing relationships What are local priorities & areas of need Where next for your organisation & its mission

    9. Understanding your market What do YOU do? Who buys it? – is it a local priority? Looking forward growth or cut backs? What direction? Personalisation or regionalisation? Competition & scale – are you big enough alone?

    10. Understanding the process Commissioning frameworks Grant or procurement process? Timescales Paperwork Relevant policies What should you look out for?

    11. National context - pre-election Evolving local govt Delivery role ? ? ? commissioning role Focus on outcomes & impact Talk of financial squeeze Investment in commissioning DCSF, DoH, OTS & IDeA, Futurebuilders, Compact Choice & personalisation Delivery role ? ? ? commissioning role Local Area Agreements Local Strategic Partnerships Comprehensive Area Assessment 188 National Indicators (1-199!) New duties – duty to involve / consult Mixed market approach V one size fits all Risk & contestability Delivery role ? ? ? commissioning role Local Area Agreements Local Strategic Partnerships Comprehensive Area Assessment 188 National Indicators (1-199!) New duties – duty to involve / consult Mixed market approach V one size fits all Risk & contestability

    12. The future?

    13. “We will support the creation and expansion of mutuals, co-operatives, charities and social enterprises, and enable these groups to have much greater involvement in the running of public services.” “We will introduce new powers to help communities save local facilities and services threatened with closure, and give communities the right to bid to take over local state-run services.” “We will give public sector workers a new right to form employee-owned co-operatives” Looking forward

    14. Good examples – commissioning & strategy Consult on strategies Put strategies into practice Strategic approach Mixed market of supply Publish priorities & commissioning intentions Top level buy-in Involvement

    15. Good examples - buying Know when to use available routes Grants, grants-in-aid, contracts Clarity over terms Proportionality Flexibility within procurement Get spec & scoring criteria right Outcome driven

    16. NAO Successful Commissioning New online tool for commissioners Builds on national ‘Decision Support Tool’ Focus is local commissioning Stages of commissioning Use of grant Link to Intelligent Monitoring ?http://www.nao.org.uk/successfulcommissioning

    17. Support from NAVCA Enquiry service Online resources Guides Quality standards The legal maze Challenging processes Public law Networking Training & seminars

    18. ? www.navca.org.uk/lcpu ? 0114 289 3989 ? lcpu@navca.org.uk

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