The Gloucestershire Compact: Better VCS Commissioning Project
About the Project | Commissioning Standards | Consultation
The Better VCS Commissioning Project is a one year project to support the development of good practice in commissioning across Gloucestershire.
The Better VCS Commissioning Project draws on the views of commissioners and the VCS to develop a New Commissioning Code and Guide for Gloucestershire.
New draft Commissioning Code and Guide
The new draft Gloucestershire Compact Commissioning Code and Guide to Good Commissioning in Gloucestershire are now nearly complete! The draft Commissioning Code will be out for consultation in August, along with the rest of the draft refreshed Compact Codes. For more details on the development of these refreshed codes visit http://www.gloshub.org.uk/compact_news.html.
To read a sneak preview of the draft Commissioning Code click here.
New Guide to Commissioning
Gloucestershire’s own guide to the commissioning process is now available. The Good Commissioning Guide, produced as part of the Better VCS Commissioning Project overseen by the Gloucestershire Compact Group, enables a common understanding of the whole of the commissioning process.
The Guide is aimed at people from all sectors who are new to commissioning, or who want basic information about what happens at each stage of the commissioning cycle. At each stage, it gives examples of good commissioning practice, and useful sources of further information about commissioning. It also has a section about Commissioning for Outcomes, and throughout, highlights the role that the VCS can play in commissioning at a strategic and a local level.
Not everyone is going to get involved with all the stages of commissioning, and the Good Commissioning Guide will help you to decide if and when it is relevant for you. A shared understanding of commissioning will enable Commissioners to design the best processes for the specific commissioning task; and it will enable VCS providers to understand how to be involved with the commissioning cycle.
Implementation
Joint Commissioning Seminar:Putting Good Commissioning into Practice
Monday 20 September 2010 from 10am – 1pm
GAVCA, 75-81 Eastgate Street, Gloucester, GL1 1PN
This seminar is for anyone in the public sector who is involved in commissioning (assessing needs, planning, delivery and procurement, and monitoring and review of services).
It is also for elected members.
The current climate of shrinking budgets and public spending cuts means that public sector agencies must work together to make the best use of limited resources. Closer collaboration and shared management between commissioners and effective joint commissioning (and decommissioning) of the Voluntary and Community Sector is the way forward
By the end of the half day interactive seminar you will be able to:
- Explain what the draft Compact Commissioning Code for Gloucestershire is about
- Describe good practice in joint commissioning
- Agree actions to promote better joint commissioning in Gloucestershire
For more information click here
To book your place email or phone 01452 522600
Commissioning for Outcomes Seminar:Putting Good Commissioning into Practice
Tuesday 12 October 2010 from 10am – 1pm followed by a buffet lunch and opportunity for networking
City Works, Alfred Street, Gloucester, GL1 4DF
This seminar is for:
Anyone in the public sector who is involved in commissioning (assessing needs, planning, delivery and procurement, and monitoring and review of services)
It is also for Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) organisations
By the end of the half day interactive seminar you will be able to:
- Explain what Compact Commissioning Code for Gloucestershire is about
- Understand what outcomes are and how to measure them
- Describe good practice in commissioning for outcomes
- Agree actions to take forward commissioning for outcomes in Gloucestershire
For more information click here
To book your place email or phone 01452 522600
The Better VCS Commissioning Project is being managed by the VCS Assembly Team and carried out by Resolve Consultancy. A small steering group involving members of the Compact Group and commissioners has been established to guide the work of the project, which will run from June 2009 – June 2010.