Browsing: Commissioning policy

No excuses. Embrace partnerships now

This report sets out the conclusions of the Third Sector Commissioning Task Force which was set up to promote a sound commercial relationship between commissioners of health and social care services and third sector as providers, and help remove barriers to entry for all potential providers of health and social care.

Commissioning from the VCS

This easy to use guide has been developed by the NCVO to help commissioners encourage more participation by the third sector. It covers the principles of intelligent commissioning and then outlines, step by step, what is needed by commissioners in order to make the most out of the potential contribution of the third sector.

Public service delivery for VCO’s – NCVO

This guide, by the NCVO, helps organisations when confronted with the complex realm of rules, procedures and practices that constitute the public sector procurement process.

Public service delivery – Know How Nonprofit

Know How Nonprofit have a wealth of information for third sector organisations wanting to get involved in public service delivery.

Think Smart, Think Voluntary Sector

This is a publication, aimed at commissioners, which shows the value for money that the third sector can offer in the delivery of public sector contracts and explores some of the issues that can make it difficult for it to compete successfully for public sector contracts.

Improving Financial Relationships with the Third Sector: Guidance to Funders and Purchasers

This guidance is intended to help government departments, non-departmental public bodies and other funding bodies themselves distributing public money to the third sector.

A better return: setting the foundations for intelligent commissioning to achieve value for money

Based on research by the New Economics Foundation, the National Programme for Third Sector Commissioning has published this report on how spending on public services can be directed to achieve the best return for communities, the environment and the public purse.

Public service delivery action plan

In 2006 the Office of the Third Sector set out an action plan to enable an increase in public service delivery by the third sector.