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Two presentations back-to-back form a Community Workers Conference in brighton last week. The first was used by Sally Polanski, Chief Officer of the Community and Voluntary Sector Forum to guide us through the current approach to commissioning in the city, with a particular emphasis on how the third sector could add value to the process.The other is an overview of BigSociety and is based on an Urban Forum session which ran in the city recently. It was delivered by John Routledge, Head of Communities Team in the CIty Council.Both offer an excellent primer on current issues, explain the jargon and start to explore potential opportunities.
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Intelligent Commissioning & the Big Society
What is Intelligent Commissioning?
‘Intelligence’ – sharing data at every stage of the commissioning cycle
The background papers ‘A Council the City Deserves’ – BHCC Cabinet Papers
Restructure at BHCC to accommodate ‘outcome’ based commissioning and remove silo commissioning
Where is the revolution happening? Outcomes based commissioning rather than
departmental commissioning at BHCC Evidencing social impact using new
measurements, eg SROIPerformance Compacts – internal providers
and external providers Citizen voice embedded - ‘Community
Engagement Framework’ knitted into the new Commissioning Framework
Co-design and co-production Commissioners acting as ‘enablers’ rather
than ‘directors’ of action and servicesBe local: Buy local
Achieving outcomes: three ringed circus?
Buying services for people
Enabling people todo it for themselves
Giving people the moneyto buy their own services
Intelligent commissioning
Pilot projects: place based budgeting
Alcohol & Substance MisuseDomestic Violence Child Poverty needs analysis
Sustainable Community Strategy
Promoting enterprise and learningReducing crime and improving
safetyImproving health and well-beingImproving housing and
affordability Living within environmental limits
and enhancing the environment Promoting sustainable transport Providing quality advice and
information serviceswww.bandhsp.co.uk
How will this affect groups locally?
The national backdrop is spending cuts – this is background rather than the
motivation for these changes
Locally: Commissioning will involve de-commissioning Level playing field to compete with ‘in-house’ Council run services More competition for the work that you do from ‘employee spin-out
organisations’ Important social advocacy role to enable citizen voice in designing and
delivering services Potential for more outcome focused and longer term contracts Changing personnel in the City Council and loss of relationships Changing performance management
Immediately: Domestic Violence and Substance Misuse pilots: needs assessment
stage now!
Partnership and the intelligent commissioning cycle
PlanContribute to the design of servicesContribute knowledge of the marketEnsure that small providers are able to compete Participate in shaping service specification
DoInvest in building the capacity of the sector
Contribute to developing procurementParticipate in tender evaluation
ReviewParticipate in contract management
Service evaluationService monitoring
AnalyseContribute to the process of identifying needsCommission the sector to conduct researchProvide advocacyProvide case studies and personal histories
PlanContribute to the design of servicesContribute knowledge of the marketEnsure that small providers are able to compete Participate in shaping service specification
DoInvest in building the capacity of the sector
Contribute to developing procurementParticipate in tender evaluation
ReviewParticipate in contract management
Service evaluationService monitoring
AnalyseContribute to the process of identifying needsCommission the sector to conduct researchProvide advocacyProvide case studies and personal histories
What should I do: look head on the horizon?
Keep informed – www.cvsectorforum.org.uk/ic
Read BHCC Cabinet Papers Consider the ‘added value’ that
organisations provide and prepare to prove it to Commissioners – SROI models etc
Look for opportunities to collaborate: be flexible, relationships are important
Maintain excellent service user involvement practice and standards
Respond to consultations, surveys Provide case studies around co-
production
CVSF’s activitiesCommunity and voluntary sector reference group Influencing documents and thinking, eg Commissioning
Framework, needs analysis and outcome design, appropriate funding (use sector expertise)
Involving the sector in place based pilots: DV, drugs and alcohol and child poverty
Influencing Sustainable Community Strategy workshops using position statements
Influencing design of models to demonstrate added value and encourage Commissioners to ‘buy local’
Ensuring community engagement framework is embedded
Outreach to involve smaller groups (neighbourhoods and equalities)
Supporting the sector through change (ChangeUp)CVSF reshaping representation and networks
Discussion
•Q&A for clarification on intelligent commissioning
Policy context to Big Society
Public service reform – changing the roll of the state
Devolution and decentralisationPublic sector cuts – CSR October
20th
Review of Local Local Gov Finance
Localism and devolution
Decentralisation & Localism Bill
Public Bodies Bill
WELFARE, HEALTH,
EDUCATIONWelfare Reform Bill
Cutting of Welfare Budget by £11bn
GP Commissioning Consortia
Pensions and Savings Bill
AcademiesFree Schools
Reducing deficit in 5 yrs – 80% through public spending cuts
A ‘progressive’ and ‘fair’ budget’?Economists divided
Spending Review 20th October
The Chancellor’s Budget
Office for Civil Society
Goodbye Third Sector…Hello Civil Society!
Big Society Themes
More active citizens, more volunteering
Transferring power from central to local government (and then to communities?)
Supporting co-ops, mutuals, charities and social enterprises
Open government
Big Society Proposals
Community ‘right to bid’, Community ‘right to buy’ and employee co-ops
Train 5,000 Community Organisers
Big Society Day & National Citizen Service
Big Society Bank
New Right to Data
Communities First: small grants in deprived areas
4 “Vanguard” communities
Something old, something new,
something borrowed,something blue?
Some things to think about...
Time-scales and different agendas
Communities providing services – competing with the private sector?
Accountability and safeguarding
Level of public appetite for taking over services unclear
Risks of exacerbating inequality?
Opportunities????
Discussion
•Q&A on Big Society
•Any feedback for CVSF on either theme
•Opportunities and challenges for you in your role
Sally Polanski, [email protected]
John Routledge, BHCCJohn.Routledge@brighton-
hove.gov.uk