Key developments with Bristol City Council Mark Hubbard Support Hub Manager mark@voscur.org 0117 909 9949
3 key developments 1) New online system – ProContract 2) VCS Grants Prospectus 3) Social Value and contracts
1) New online system – ProContract • • • • • •
All contracts over £15,000 Notifications of new contracts Bidding / applications Communications / questions Replaces ProActis Grants also through this system
Things to do Register your organisation https:// procontract.due-north.com/Login Launch event, 8 March https://goo.gl/GAkLLd
Grant
Contract
Discretionary Funds available so the / statutory provider can meet its objectives, which are aligned with those of the Funder.
Provider legally required to provide the service specified by the contract.
Expectations
Activities are based on the provider’s proposal on how the grant will be used; not a detailed specification.
Activities the provider is to carry out are detailed in a specification drawn up to meet the Funder’s requirements.
Costings
Full cost recovery.
Bids presented with total price.
Flexibility
Flexibility in service provision and responding to change throughout the grant period.
Limitations on variations to contract (to avoid challenge from unsuccessful bidders).
Failure
Choice: provide services or return funds.
Provision for default, termination, sub-contracting.
Surplus / profit
Surplus must be returned to the Funder.
Provider entitled to keep profit.
Grant
Contract
Discretionary / statutory
Expectations
Costings Flexibility
Failure Surplus / profit
Flexible; More defined by provider; More focus on outcomes
More fixed; More defined by council; More regulated
2) VCS Grants Prospectus • •
All grants in one place, one process ÂŁ5million / year for 4 years
The Grants Prospectus vision Through the VCS grants prospectus we want to take a preventative approach to support disadvantaged people, both those who are unable to withstand the effects of pressures and stresses and those who are likely to reach a point where they can no longer withstand them. Our aim is to build resilience for individuals, families, neighbourhoods and communities of interest. We want to build on the strengths in the city and to support projects to provide the material and emotional framework for individuals and groups to feel fully part of our communities.
2) VCS Grants Prospectus 8 key challenges* • poverty (financial, food, fuel) • unemployment and underemployment • physical and emotional ill health • lifestyle deprivation (not being able to access services and opportunities in the city) • low engagement (not participating in the community) • physical, social and digital exclusion or isolation • discrimination • crime and violence * Subject to consultation – ends 23 February 2016
2) VCS Grants Prospectus Timings 23 February July Mid October 8w) 1 April 2017 Grant amounts Small years
– consultation ends – launch of prospectus – deadline for applications (6– new grants start (2-year and 4-year grants) – up to £10,000/year; maximum £40k over 4
Medium 4 years
– £10,000-£60,000/year; maximum £40k-£240k over
2) VCS Grants Prospectus Things to note • All current grants will end • Likely reductions in Years 3 and 4 • Applications must • Propose activities that will deliver outcomes that will address challenges • Strong focus on • Collaboration and efficiencies • The most disadvantaged • Making a real difference (impact)
2) VCS Grants Prospectus Things to do
Respond to the consultation https:// goo.gl/10b9BX deadline 23 Feb
Do not make assumptions
Prepare now: Collaborations with other organisations Evidence of the needs of your service users Evidence of your organisation’s impact/outcomes/theory of change Links to the key challenges
3) Social Value and contracts
Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 requires all public bodies to consider how contracted services might improve the social, economic and environmental wellbeing of the area.
3) Social Value and contracts Why is this important to you? New Social Value Policy* •
Aim 2. To promote the local economy by supporting micro, small and medium sized enterprises and the voluntary and community sector in Bristol to thrive > 25% target (Objective 2)
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Plan to include the need for positive action of organisations led by or for equalities groups, and the development of small and micro organisations and businesses.
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Objective 3. Social Value will be 10% of quality scores.
* Subject to Cabinet approval – ends 1 March 2016
Example: tender scores (Quality:Cost) Experience and quality of provision
35%
Track record Ability to manage services Evidence of impact Service user involvement Equality/diversity Baseline standards
Outcomes
Evidence of equalities in delivery Issues, actions, proposals, measurement Intermediate outcomes Demand management Improvement cycle
Value for money
Increasing efficiency Management/central costs
Quality:Cost 70:30 35%
30%
= 7 points allocated to Social Value
3) Social Value and contracts Economic – contributions to the local economy. Circulating funds and bringing funds in to the area – a wider contribution to skills, tackling worklessness and maintaining employment. Example: increasing local employment. Voscur: use of local caterers/venues; events apprentice. Social – contributions to a vibrant and healthy community. Community-based actions such as working with people the council finds harder to reach. Example: increased independence. Voscur: volunteer training/peer support. Environmental – protecting, promoting and enhancing the local environment. Example: reducing local congestion/air pollution.
3) Social Value and contracts Children’s Community Health (Bristol, N Somerset, S Glos CCGs) What? Includes children in care; physiotherapy; health visiting. When? New services in place for September 2016 Value? £xx million / year (tbc) Next? Tenders out soon. Integrated Healthy Lifestyles (BCC Public Health) What? Includes smoking cessation; exercise programmes; gyms at community centres. When? New services in place for April 2017 Value? £2million / year Next? Warm-up event, April/May Community Support services (BCC Adult social care) What? Includes lunch clubs; community gardening; support for people with learning difficulties. When? New services in place for April 2017 Value? £11million / year Next? Approval at Health & Wellbeing Board (April); tenders, May.
3) Social Value and contracts Things to do
Social Value Policy – Cabinet, 1 March
Attend Social Value briefings/training
Prepare now: Evidence of your social value (environmental, economic, social)
Speak to commissioners about relevant social value in specific contracts and your offers
Thanks – any questions? Mark Hubbard Support Hub Manager mark@voscur.org 0117 909 9949