Commissioning
Please note: this page is currently under construction as part of the new Support Service
Useful Resources on Commissioning
Training Resources around Outcomes-based Commissioning
Training Resource pack for Children and Young People's organisations
National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) Public Service Delivery Network have developed this work in to a good practice case study in collaboration between the VCS and the public sector in commissioned work. Read the full case study here.
Pathways through the Maze – a Guide to Procurement Law
'Pathways through the Maze – a Guide to Procurement Law' is a free guide to commissioning and procurement law produced by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations and the National Association for Voluntary and Community Action. The guide answers the most common questions that voluntary and community organisations have about procurement processes, and explains the legal requirements applying to public bodies' procurement exercises. It is written specifically for people working for local charities, voluntary organisations, community groups or social enterprises.
Download it free at: www.navca.org.uk/NR/rdonlyres/FFE1ABE0-5C54-4F26-A4B4-8F30AA4801F6/0/pathways.pdf
Improvement and Development Agency (I&DeA) -National Programme for Third Sector commissioning
http://www.idea.gov.uk/idk/core/page.do?pageId=6583598
I&DeA Eight principles of good commissioning
NCVO - Public service delivery Network. Guidance and resources on tendering and contracting
http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/index.asp?id=2116
Audit Commission - Hearts and Minds: commissioning from the Voluntary Sector
http://www.audit-commission.gov.uk/reports/
Care Services Improvement Partnership (CSIP) Commissioning Programme
http://networks.csip.org.uk/BetterCommissioning/index.cfm
NAVCA Circulation Articles
Public Services and the Third Sector: Rhetoric and Reality, NAVCA Circulation, Aug/Sept 08
Commissioning and Procurement, NAVCA Circulation, Oct/Nov 08
Charities and Loal Authority Procurement, NAVCA Circulation, Oct/Nov 08
Voluntary Norfolk, Third Sector Guide for Public Sector Commissioning
