Welcome to Local Partnerships
Local Partnerships is a joint venture between the Local Government Association and Partnerships UK, although PUK’s interest will shortly transfer to HM Treasury. Local Partnerships’ mission is to enhance the quality of people’s lives by giving trusted, professional support to local public bodies to improve their ability to source and deliver high quality, cost-effective public services and infrastructure.
Local Partnerships works with local public bodies to develop and deliver innovative solutions to new and emerging problems. To do this we work alongside local public bodies to improve their sourcing and commissioning skills, programme and project management capabilities, procurement, negotiating and contract management capacity, and their delivery, funding and partnering abilities.
Local Partnerships continues to deliver all the services previously offered by 4ps. This includes:
- Gateway reviews for all major projects
- Asset management reviews
- Skills development training to build capacity and capability
- Specialist transactor support for individual projects
- Advice and support on shared services
In addition, building on the work of Partnerships UK’s Public Services Delivery team, Local Partnerships is able to offer an additional range of services extending across traditional boundaries between local government and other local public bodies, including Primary Care Trusts.
Local Partnerships continues to be an important part of the Local Government Association family and receives Revenue Support Grant funding for priority areas which benefit the local government sector as a whole.
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Making the Right Choices – Culture & Sport Services Delivery Options
As part of the LGA Improvement and Development strategic commissioning programme, Local Partnerships are holding four options appraisal events. Two are aimed at lead elected members and the remaining two at heads of service who are considering alternative delivery arrangements for their services in the sphere of culture and sport services.
The programme aims to provide an understanding of the procurement and options appraisal process, the benefits and risks. Workshop sessions will explore the criteria for looking at options and judging the appraisal.
Members
4 October 2010, London
14 October 2010, York
Officers
1 November 2010, London
10 November 2010, York
For further information or to book your place please contact:
Kerry Swanson at Skills@localpartnerships.org.uk or tel: 020 7296 6670
