Post on 30-Apr-2015
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Commissioning, procurement, purchasing and third sector commissioning
Dr Gordon Murray
18 October 2010 www.local.gov.uk
Better outcomes for individuals & communities
Inputs Outputs Outcomes
Efficiency The change
Effectiveness = Doing the right things
Language problems
Better outcomes for individuals & communities
Efficiency gains
&community
benefits
Smarter Commissioning
(more innovative & effective)
Commissioning
“Commissioning is the cycle of assessing the needs of the people in an area,
designing and then securing the appropriate service”
(Cabinet Office, 2006, p. 4)
Strategic needs assessment
Decide priorities and outcomes
Plan and design services
Optional appraisal
Sourcing
Delivery
Monitor and review
The commissioning cycle
The purchasing cycle
Determine the need
Supplier selection
Contracting
Ordering
Expediting
Follow-up/evaluation
(derived from van Weele, 2005)
Strategic needs assessment
Decide priorities and outcomes
Plan and design services
Optional appraisalSourcing
Delivery
Monitor and review
The commissioning
cycle
The commissioning and purchasing cycles, and procurement
Determine the need
Supplier selection
Contracting
Ordering
Expediting
Follow-up/evaluation
The purchasing
cycle
procurement
Third sector commissioning
THIRD SECTOR
Voluntary &Community
Organisations
Charities
Mutuals Cooperatives
Social Enterprises
Specialist knowledge, expertise
& skills
Ability to spot emerging trends
Involving people in service delivery
Independence
Reach hard-to-reach
Freedom from intuitional pressures
……..
Benefits of Third Sector
Common barriers
• Short-term funding• Excessive risk placed
on providers• Unrealistic prices• Excessive burdens of
monitoring and evaluation
Commitments to overcome barriers
• The Compact• Small Business Friendly
Concordat• Eight principles of good
commissioning
The Compact
FCR legitimate
Proportionate
information requests
Advance payments when appropriate
Longer-term funding
Proportionate monitoringSufficient termination notice
Small Business Friendly Concordat
Sound options
Appraisal
Simple
tender processes
Pay on time (30 days)Ensure
sub-contractors pay
within 30 days
Eight principles of good commissioning
Engage with third sector in understanding needs
User outcomes at heart
Consult providers to set priority outcomes
Map providers
Invest in market development
Fair & transparent contracting
Long-term contracts & risk sharing
Seek feedback in review
A tapestry of commitments
FCR legitimate
Proportionate
information requests
Advance payments when appropriate
Longer-term funding
Proportionate monitoringSufficient termination notice
Sound options
appraisal
Simple
tender processes
Pay on time (30 days)Ensure
sub-contractors pay
within 30 days
Engage with third sector in understanding needs
User outcomes at heart
Consult providers to set priority outcomes
Map providers
Invest in market development
Fair & transparent contracting
Long-term contracts & risk sharing
Seek feedback in review
A shift to outcomes based commissioning,
co-design and co-production must release innovation and remove
waste
Commissioning, procurement, purchasing and third sector commissioning
gordon.murray@local.gov.uk
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