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Welcome to……. Aim of the session. Policy drivers Introduction to ConsortiCo One year on…. Public service contracting. To open up purchasing so that there is a single market across the EU To increase value for money through competition Guide to the rules on public procurement of services - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Aim of the session
Policy drivers
Introduction to ConsortiCo One year on….
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Public service contractingTo open up purchasing so that there is a
single market across the EUTo increase value for money through
competitionGuide to the rules on public procurement of
servicesAnnex B services
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Charity Commission guidance
CC 34 Collaborative Working and Mergers: CC 37 Charities and Public Service DeliveryChoosing to Collaborate: Helping you
succeedMaking Mergers Work: Helping you succeed
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‘Supporting a Stronger Civil Society’ (Office of Civil Society Oct 2010 )
“We are committed to ensuring charities, social enterprises and co-operatives will have a much greater role in the running of public services.”
“Civil society organisations will need to embrace new skills, partnerships and organisational models if they are to seize the opportunities that lie ahead.”
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Why should Civil Society Organisations consort?
Deliver your services in another areaTender for contracts whose specification
includes activities you are unable to deliverRespond to changes in market demandsEfficiencies in “back room” functions
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Powers needed to operate in a consortiaCheck your Memorandum and Articles :Objects?Power to work in partnership/co-
operation?Power to trade?Geographical powers?CC36 ‘Changing your Charity’s Governing
Document’
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Can we wait for a tender to come up before building a consortium?
The time between open and close of tender is a minimum of 4 weeks…
(Bedfordshire and Luton Compact)
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ConsortiCo LtdIncorporated May 2009Formal consortiumMembership modelMembership criteriaStart up funding via Social Investment Business
Free to join!9
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ConsortiCo GovernanceMembers own the hubBoard drawn from Full MembersWorking towards ISO 9001
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The role of the hubTo find contract opportunitiesTo lead contract responses in consortiaSub contract to its membersTo deal with payment/cash flow.Contract compliance, including
aggregated performance monitoringTo support the capacity building of the
partners with the support of local infrastructure organisations (CVS)
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Other support offered by hub
Quarterly member conferencesCollaborative buying of common services to
help drive down operational costs for its members
Marketing strategy and implementationReduced isolation for chief officers
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Our progressMembership:
From 9 to 34 since July, in four countiesBig Lottery Fund “Youth in Focus” consortium bidModel developed to support personalisation and
grant application to Third Sector Investment FundProgressing an outsourced sensory impairment
serviceWork in progress for CAMHS tenderWork in progress for youth services tendersBusiness Excellence award – Innovation and Strategy
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Warts and all…Beauty Spots WartsEmerging
thematic partnerships
InnovationRelationships
with commissioners
Cash flow during start up
Members interestsTrack recordCommissioner
processes
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Opportunities and threats
OpportunitiesBig SocietyNew funding routesPersonalisationPublic services
reformLocalisation
ThreatsFunding cutsPersonalisationCompetitionPace of change
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The futureSupport for personalisationShared servicesIncrease membershipEstablish offer in other areaExploitation of new
opportunities offered by Big Society and new funding routes (eg Open Public Services; Social Impact Bonds)
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