Civic Partnership pilot case studies

The Civic Partnership ran a pilot programme of 7 case studies centred on public sector and voluntary and community sector (VCS) partnership and service delivery in Kirklees. We looked for a service orientated study, the learning from which would help:

• Explore barriers and enablers to improved public sector commissioning and VCS service delivery
• Identify new ways of working that will increase the outcomes and benefits for the public
• Develop and lead to new commissioning and delivery arrangements between the public sector and VCS

The studies focused on the Local Area Agreement (LAA) priority themes, particularly cross-cutting issues. Pilot activity was to enable us to test new ways of working and to do this pilot organisations would actively engage in reflecting on the processes of securing and delivering public sector contracts and drawing together, evaluating and building on the learning from this experience to create new commissioning and delivery systems.

Pilot case studies

The first 6 topics were:

• Better access to advice
• Managing buildings better
• Localising
• Delivering credit union services through Kirklees Information Points.
• The support needs of the voluntary and community sector
• The opportunities and constraints around a consortium approach to delivery of children and young people's services.

Exciting collaboration with the New Economics Foundation on ‘user-led organisations’. 

There were 2 new topics to add to the 6 previously selected to act as case studies. 

• The impact of the new commissioning agenda on small and medium VCS organisations (success stories and failures).
• New Economics Foundation (NEF) a ‘think and do tank’ with a growing reputation around supporting sustainable communities and the local economy.

The case studies, where complete, are saved in this website on the documents and publications section

In the final evaluation of the Civic Partnership, analysis suggests the case studies have, broadly, contributed well in advancing the work of the Civic Partnership. See the individual reports of the final evaluation for more detail.

For further information contact:

Andrew Pennington
Assistant Director
Children & Young People
Telephone: 01484 225284
email: Andrew.Pennington@kirklees.gov.uk.