Commissioning & Procurement Conference
16th June 2010
Conference
Date: Wednesday 16th June 2010
Venue: The Courtyard, Boothferry Road, Goole, East Riding, DN14 6AE
Keynote speakers:
Ed Mayo
Secretary General, Co-operatives UK
Professor Andrew Kerslake
Associate Director, the Institute of Public Care
Chaired by:
Sharon Allen
Chief Executive, St Annes Community Services, and Regional Forum Trustee
Introduction:
Commissioning and procurement was designed to make sure services were nearer to users and delivered by a range of providers, including the third sector. It was also intended to create a more sustainable future for the third sector. Is it working?
Third sector organisations report concerns about smaller community provision being sidelined and locally led solutions being lost.
In this conference we will explore the current situation and what changes are needed, with key agencies and thinkers. In particular we will look together at what is happening to user involvement, locally accountable services, third sector innovation and explore good examples of intelligent commissioning.
Further information:
To download a leaflet for the conference, which includes booking form, speaker profiles, costs, workshops and further information, click here (Adobe Reader required, download version 9.3 from here).
Closing date for bookings: Wednesday 2nd June 2010