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It is vital that commissioners of children's services have access to the commercial and procurement skills needed to develop markets and procure services effectively. This page signposts commissioners to online commercial and procurement tools, case studies, guidance and sources of information for skill development, that have been used or recommended by other professionals working in this field.
The documents on the following pages are designed to help commissioners understand, use and apply commercial and procurement skills.
- Commercial guidance for commissioners
- Commercial case studies for commissioners
- Related commercial and procurement documents.
Our work
The DCSF’s Commercial Group encourages the exchange of skills, knowledge and learning between commissioning and procurement professionals in the public sector. We work with local partners to develop and showcase good commercial practice through workshops, case studies and publications. The intention is to improve the quality of outcomes for children, young people and families, and to achieve savings that can be reinvested in front line services.
Sharing knowledge and experience
Sharing knowledge and experience between commissioners and procurement professionals will further support skill development. If you are interested in working with us to further this agenda – whether by contributing directly or by inputting into our thinking on this – you might like to join our email network. Joining would also give you the opportunity to keep up to date with more useful procurement tools, case studies and guidance, as soon as it is published. Members of the network also have a chance to comment on draft guidance before publication.
If you would like to join the network, please email Jo Holmes. We would be particularly interested in your suggestions for links to useful information.
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Last updated on 17/02/2010
