Decision details

CO-OPERATIVE COMMISSIONING AND MARKET MANAGEMENT - A FRAMEWORK FOR DELIVERING A BRILLIANT CO-OPERATIVE COUNCIL

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Decisions:

Carole Burgoyne (Director for People) and David Trussler (Interim Director for Corporate Services) submitted a report providing a framework for co-operative commissioning and market management and setting out a number of overarching commissioning principles for approval.

Councillor Evans (Council Leader) introduced the proposals.  

 

Craig McArdle (Head of Joint Strategic Commissioning) emphasised that the proposals provided an opportunity to transform commissioning with co-development, co-production and co-evaluation of services with the core values at the centre of commissioning.

 

The attention of Cabinet Members was also drawn to the appendices in the report which demonstrated that the Council had already started to work in this way. 

 

Alternative options considered and reasons for the decision

 

As set out in the report.

 

Agreed that –

 

(1)

the Council adopts the co-operative commissioning principles as set out in the framework to be applied when planning, developing, delivering and monitoring services;

 

(2)

commissioners use the framework to create co-operative markets which are fair and sustainable;

 

(3)

 

the Council uses the framework to help deliver the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012. 

 

Publication date: 18/12/2013

Date of decision: 10/12/2013

Decided at meeting: 10/12/2013 - Cabinet

Effective from: 21/12/2013

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