Scottish Government Support for an Enterprising Third Sector

Graeme McKechnie

Procurement Issues Manager

Third Sector Division (seconded from City of Edinburgh Council)

June 2010

Policy Background

• Government Economic Strategy, 2007http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/11/12115041/0 • Concordathttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/11/13092240/concordat

• Scottish Budget Spending Review 2008-11http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2007/11/13092240/0

Enterprising Third Sector Action Plan (June 2008)

• Key role for the Third Sector in achieving purpose

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/15300/Actionplan

• Available support accessed on Enterprising Third Sector Organisations Zone

http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/15300/enterprising-organisation

Opening Markets to an Enterprising Third Sector

Overall progress overview ‘traffic lights’

Investing more intelligently

Promoting social entrepreneurship

Investing in skills, learning and leadership across the 3rd sector

Providing support for business growth

Raising the profile of enterprise across the third sector

Developing the evidence base

April 2010/11

End 2010/11

An Enterprising Third Sector:

Public Social Partnerships (PSPs)

Why is the SG supportive of PSPs?

• improved co-ordination• potential for efficiency• better designed services• delivering mutual outcomes• sustainable services• achieving joint objectives• encourages cultural change

4 key questions around PSP models:-

• can the model improve outcomes?• what kind of relationship factors are required?• will this improve efficiency?• connections with (CPP) partners?

Why the pilot programme?

• build upon earlier work in 2004-6• establish broader references • examine issues / barriers• look across a range of themes• practical application, and• value added

A Capable, Sustainable and Enterprising Third Sector:

Interventions 2011-14

PSPs – what additional support will be required, if any?

Interventions 2011-14: In regards to:-

PSPs – additional piloting, if so in which area / theme?

PSPs – areas of cultural change, where should these occur?

Other third sector business areas:-

• skills and learning• leadership & champions • local capacity & competencies• success factors

Summer 2010: Discussion with key stakeholders

Timetable for developing next steps 2011-14

Autumn 2010: Ministerial agreement to next steps

Winter 2011: Publication of Strategy

April 2011 onwards: Implementation of Strategy

Accessing Opportunities• Supplier Development Programmehttp://www.sdpscotland.co.uk/home.aspx • Public Contracts Scotland (PCS) Contracts Portalhttp://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk • Ready for Business Programmehttp://www.readyforbusiness.org/ • Tender Writing Training Programmehttp://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/15300/enterprising-organisation/Opening-Markets • Aspire to Enterprisehttp://www.aspiretoenterprise.org.uk/