December 2010
3 posts
Measuring social value: how five social... →
In 2009, the Department of Health, with the support of the Cabinet Office, commissioned an action research project on social value.
The results aim to help social enterprises and commissioners better understand the wider impacts of service delivery and quantify the value in monetary terms. Five social enterprises delivering mainstream primary and community care services participated in the action...
Modernising Commissioning: Increasing the role of... →
The Cabinet Office has published their green paper on commissioning and is looking to NAVCA members for feedback.
This green paper, ‘Modernising Commissioning’ will feed into a white paper to be published early next year. There is therefore a tight timeframe for feeding in your thoughts.
The paper looks at four areas where commissioning could be improved or modernised. These are; new...
New government procurement feedback service for... →
The government has opened a new online feedback facility to enable suppliers to share their public procurement stories. The service is aimed at SMEs, so would be relevant for most third sector organisations to also use. The intention seems to be to open up a direct way for suppliers to tell central government about ‘barriers’ and ‘red tape’ to securing contracts.
The...