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Why Consortia?. ……………………………………. Saturday, October 11, 2014. Share project, October 2009, Orleans House Gallery. …………………………………………………………………………………………………………........ Commissioning and Consorita Workshop . Strategic Commissioning. ……………………………………. Saturday, October 11, 2014. 0 2.
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Why Consortia? ……………………………………. Saturday, October 11, 2014 Share project, October 2009, Orleans House Gallery …………………………………………………………………………………………………………........ Commissioning and Consorita Workshop
Strategic Commissioning ……………………………………. Saturday, October 11, 2014 02 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………........
Challenges Local Authorities ……………………………………. Saturday, October 11, 2014 • Unable to continue present level of grants funding to voluntary and community sector, including cultural organisations • Move from grants based funding to service contracts • Voluntary and community sector procurement ready? • Duty to promote fair and level playing field – market development • How to support local organisations and enterprises • Unable to manage large number of contracts • A solution is consortia development 03 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………........
Challenges Voluntary and community side ……………………………………. Saturday, October 11, 2014 • Change in types of funding • Less funding available through existing streams • Trend for fewer higher value contracts • Culture a key contributor to many outcomes but cannot deliver services required alone • A solution is consortia development 04 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………........
What is already being offered? ……………………………………. Saturday, October 11, 2014 • Consorita in some areas of London already • ACEVO project to develop consortia in Hackney, H&F, Lambeth • MLA support for museums and archives to join existing consortia • Capitial Ambition bid to map existing consortia, build new consortia where there are none, support cultural organisations to join them 05 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………........
The solution? ……………………………………. Saturday, October 11, 2014 • Are the issues: Drop in funding Aggregated contracts Level playing field Procurement ready Market development Others? • What are your solutions? • What is the role of consortia? 06 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………........
contacts ……………………………………. Saturday, October 11, 2014 • Sam.cairns@mla.gov.uk • 07768 803327 07 …………………………………………………………………………………………………………........