Launch event of new NAO guide

 

Successful Commissioning: How to secure value for money through better financial relationships with third sector organisations

 

This page contains videos which supported the launch of the NAO’s online Successful Commissioning guide on 17 March 2010. There are two video events, with the second event broken into five parts.

 

Launch event 1: Why you should read this guidance

 

Influential figures in the public and third sectors tell you:

• what they think that the third sector can bring to local public service delivery
• what the major challenges are to ensuring active and successful third sector participation in public service delivery
• how this guide can help address some of those challenges.

 

Supporters of the guide

 

 

Launch event 2: Discussion

 

An online video of a panel discussion featuring commissioners from Primary Care Trusts and local authorities, representatives from third sector organisations and an expert academic. The panel debates what commissioning means in practice, myths around commissioning with the third sector, and how to get the most out of third sector involvement in the commissioning cycle. It is broken into five parts.

 

The panel discussion – Part 1 (3 minutes)

 

Introductions

 

 

The panel discussion – Part 2 (10 minutes)

 

This part covers:

• What the term ‘commissioning’ means

• Engaging users and third sector organisations in service delivery

• Joining up service provision – the issues.

 

 

The panel discussion – Part 3 (7 minutes)

 

This part covers:

• Joining up service provision – how to do this
• Using the third sector in designing services – ensuring this does not lead to unfair competition.

 

 

The panel discussion - Part 4 (10 minutes)

 

This part covers:

• Busting some commissioning myths

• Using grants and contracts

• The challenging funding environment.

 

 

The panel discussion - Part 5 (10 minutes)

 

This part covers:

• How to recognise the value the third sector can bring to local public services
• Closing comments.

 

 

 

Access the Successful Commissioning Guide

 

Further information

 

Transcripts of both videos and full biographies of the panellists are available.

 

For more information on the guide, please visit our Successful Commissioning pages.