Understanding Strategic Commissioning 28 April 2009 Understanding

Understanding Strategic Commissioning 28 April 2009

Understanding Strategic Commissioning Martyn Allison National Advisor Culture & Sport.

Why do we need to think about this now? • Public service improvement remains a key priority. • The focus on delivering local outcomes will be a key focus in the CAA. • The financial downturn will drive the efficiency agenda faster and further. • The culture and sport sector need to better understand it and engage with it.

The ideal model of public service delivery? Political choice Governance & probity Needs & aspirations outcomes Delivery partnerships Capacity & competence Joint activity Behaviour Improved quality of life

Strategic Commissioning What is it? …….

Commissioning & Strategic Commissioning • Strategic commissioning is the process the LSP goes through to deliver the Sustainable Community Strategy and the LAA. • Commissioning is the application of the process at an operational level e. g. within a culture and sport service or individual services.

Something old……. . • Providing better public services • Good procurement • Good performance management

Something new… • Strategic partnership working & finding the right delivery partner • Defining outcomes based on evidenced need • Managing contract performance to outputs and outcomes (not inputs) • Stimulating the market particularly the third sector • New opportunities for the sector

Something borrowed……. . • It has its origins in the reform of the health service and changes in the education and social care sector • Some of us have been commissioning on a small scale for some time e. g. artists

Something “blue” • Viewed by some as a continuation of the service externalisation debate • It challenges traditional ways of working and “in house provision”

Some of the complexities…. . • We are often the commissioner and the commissioned at the same time • It may apply to service and facilities and may result in new service providers, new facilities or both in the same package • The sector is at different levels of understanding because of their history

How does it work ? Three key stages…… • strategic planning (based on proper assessment of need and resources available) • procurement (including analysis of supply options and option appraisal ) • performance management. (including the measurement of outcomes and impact)

The process of commissioning

Opportunities for the sector • We can improve what we offer by ensuring needs, outcomes, delivery partners and performance management are better aligned. • We can generate more activity and resource by responding to other commissions e. g. health, older people, children & young people.

Challenges for culture & sport • Needs assessment – we need to improve how we define community need • Resource allocation - major demands now on new capital and revenue expenditure • Options appraisal – we need to improve how we identify the best provider/delivery option to meet the needs • Procurement – we need to improve how we procure services to achieve outcomes and value for money • Performance management and evaluation. – we need to improve how we measure our contribution to outcomes • Market development and capacity building – we need to ensure there a good range of delivery partners capable of providing services that achieve the desired outcomes

A word on the economy • Councils will want to make efficiency savings……lets at least do it right • Finding a range of delivery partners to work together may deliver these efficiency savings • The big spenders will still need to deliver on big outcomes……you can help them • But…… has the sector got the capacity and the will to rise to this challenge?

Help & support…. . • Framework document to stimulate discussion across the sector • Guidance papers on • Need assessment • Option appraisal & procurement • Building third sector capacity • Case studies • Competencies • Further resources next year

Links & information • IDe. A Knowledge http: //www. idea. gov. uk/idk/core/page. do? page. Id=9202260 • • • Health and wellbeing DH, Commissioning Framework for Health and Wellbeing (2005) http: //www. dh. gov. uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications Policy. And. Guidance/DH_072604 Guidance and tools: http: //www. dh. gov. uk/en/managingyourorganisation/commissioning/worldcla sscommissioning/index. htm http: //networks. csip. org. uk/Better. Commissioning/ • • Children’s services DCSF, Joint Planning and Commissioning Framework for Children, Young People and Maternity Services (2006) http: //www. everychildmatters. gov. uk/_files/312 A 353 A 9 CB 391262 BAF 14 CC 7 C 1592 F 8. pdf Guidance and tools: http: //www. everychildmatters. gov. uk/strategy/planningandcommissioning/

Links & information • • • Housing-related support CLG, Needs Analysis, Commissioning and Procurement for Housing-related Support (2008) http: //www. communities. gov. uk/publications/housingrelatedsupport • • • Learning and skills LSC, LSC Business Cycle http: //www. lsc. gov. uk/aboutus/businesscycle/ • • • Employment services etc. DWP, DWP Commissioning Strategy (2008) http: //www. dwp. gov. uk/publications/dwp/2008/com-strategy/cs-rep-08. pdf • • • Offender management MJ, NOMS Commissioning Framework http: //noms. justice. gov. uk/news-publicationsevents/publications/strategy/Nat_Commissioning_Fwork_0708? view=Binary • • • Sport England Facility Improvement Service (FIS) http: //www. sportengland. org/index/get_resources/planning_for_sport_front_page. htm http: //www. sportengland. org/sustainable_community_sports_hub_toolkit-2. pdf