Current Opportunities & Training
Current Tenders & Consultations
Consulting the Capital
Working on behalf of London’s boroughs, London Councils distributes £26 million funding to the voluntary sector in London each year. The London Councils 2007-11 commissioning programme currently funds 360 organisations delivering 59 priority services to Londoners.
You can find out more about the current funding programme and the organisations commissioned to deliver services to London on the how the funding process works section of London Council’s website.
London Councils are now consulting on our new commissioning programme for the period 2011-2015. See the link below
Click here for the Consultation
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Commissioned Services for Short Breaks – Aiming High for Disabled Children
Hounslow Council, together with NHS Hounslow, will be looking to commission more services to transform the lives of more disabled children and young people as the targeted group.
Short Breaks allow disabled children and young people to have enjoyable experiences away from their primary carers and contribute to personal and social development as well as helping to reduce isolation. They also give valuable breaks for parents and families which have caring responsibilities.
Specialist providers who currently work with disabled children and young people or have the capacity to do so are invited to express their interest for funding on Short Breaks. Particular interest is placed in providers who can develop an integrated approach that can accommodate non-disabled children and young people and the target group in a mixed service.
Expressions of Interest are being taken and need to be sent to brian.hustwit@hounslow.gov.uk, where your email should request the tender documentation for Short Breaks, thus indicating your interest in the tender. The deadline for applications is 23rd February ‘09 but you must express your interest by sending an email.
Any further queries on the Short Breaks can be made to Brian Hustwick via email.
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Training
Following the success of our recent training session on Introducing Commissioning for VCS Groups 15th Sep ‘09, we will be running more sessions in the new year to follow. Materials from the session can be found below. These are powerpoint presentations and are read only (cannot be modified). Permissions to use these for other events can be sought from us in writing.
1.Caroline Rouse – Aston Mansfield – introduction to commissioning with an exercise and tendering checklist links, examining whether it is for your organisation.
2.Mary Crawford – LB Hounslow – discussing LB Hounslow’s approach to commissioning local VCS services, in keeping with current procurement laws.
3.Tebbussum Rashid – BTEG – a case study look at a partnership forming to secure key contracts from NHS Barnet through development of common purpose.
4.Clare Nazerali – CVS Hounslow – an overview from our very own Groups Development Officer on PQASSO as a quality assurance system and how it can be used to prime groups / organisations tendering for commissioned services. For support on using PQASSO for your own group / organisation, please contact Clare Nazerali, who is a qualified PQASSO mentor and free to guide you through quality assurance attainment.
The Commissioning Toolkit for the commissioning agenda is complete in a basic form. We will be working to update this for the context of Hounslow Borough in the coming weeks.
