Developmental Commissioning

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Developmental Commissioning

• Julia Mason
• Development Manager
• LSLHAZ March 2002

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Previously

• Standard competitive tendering
• Ineffective for promoting partnerships

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Commissioning Review

• Identified areas for change
• New process developed

Bitel Hall. 2001. An evaluation of
commissioning in LSLHAZ. Report for the Task
Group on Race Diversity.
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Findings from report

• Considered institutionally racist
• Biased against smaller groups
• Fostered competition not partnership
• Too complex and demanding
• Unrealistic, pressured time-scales

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New model

• Piloted at project level
• Learning distilled
• Model and guidance produced
• Further testing at programme level
• Mainstreaming at strategic level

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Examples

• Project level
• 4 initiatives involving young people to improve
  sexual health and other local services
• Programme level
• Used model to agree specifications and commission
  Lewishams Childrens Fund
• Strategic mainstream level
• Work with Integrated Commissioning Group for
  Substance Misuse to commission CRACK service

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The process

• Key priorities identified
• Input from CVSs
• Voluntary statutory agencies engaged
• Facilitated partnership process
• Criteria specification agreed collectively
• Consortium proposals invited
• Agree explicit roles and responsibilities

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Thematic learning - what was learned

• Essential requirements
• Underpinning development
• Co-ordinated management independent
  facilitation
• Meets legal and financial requirements
• Shared understanding of partnership
• Value skills and experience of BME community
  voluntary sector

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Strategic learning - how to achieve change

• Strengthen voluntary sector infrastructure
• develop contact databases
• provide support to voluntary groups to contribute
  to consortium proposals
• share resources e.g.
• Trust Accountant works in CVS

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Strategic learning - how to achieve change

• Involve voluntary and community sector as early
  as possible
• advertise commissioning intentions well in
  advance
• run community information and consultations
  sessions on the new process
• work with community development worker to engage
  smaller groups

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Strategic learning - how to achieve change

• Performance manage at strategic level
• Se Sector agree bto mainstream through Trusts
• include in Strategic Commissioning Plans
• Legal and financial compliance
• obtain legal advice to ensure new model
  compatible with requirements
• work with mainstream commissioners and finance
  managers on practical implementation

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Strategic learning - how to achieve change

• Monitor race equality targets
• work with BME and voluntary sector to understand
  why needed
• build in ethnic monitoring requirements
• if lack of baseline, use data collected during
  first 6 months of commissioned work

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Strategic learning - how to achieve change

• Support change in existing practice
• work with organisations, staff and communities to
  identify their priorties for change
• share expertise and work alongside those leading
  change
• develop learning networks

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