Allies and Partners

1. Allies and Partners Locally Committed - West Lothian Strategic Alliance Niall Patterson Chief Executive, West Lothian Housing Partnership

2. WEST LOTHIAN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

3. Our History In West Lothian • Care & Repair • Common Housing Register • Development of the Local Housing Strategy • Contributing to delivery of the Council’s strategic priorities • New Housing Partnerships • Mortgage to Rent • Empty Homes Initiative • Locally elected representation of governing bodies • Community planning structures • Procurement of emergency repairs, reactive maintenance, housing management and financial services • NHS programmes and care in the community WEST LOTHIAN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

4. Why Change? • Commitment to develop • Competition for funding • Competition for sites • Sharing services • Anticipating political push WEST LOTHIAN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

5. Making the Change • Cultivate trust • Communication • Joint working • At Board and staff level WEST LOTHIAN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

6. Our Aims • Secure a longer term development programme • Strengthen our relationship with the local Council • Deliver better value • Improve delivery • Practise sustainable development • Efficiency gains • Local employment • Community initiatives • Supply chain management WEST LOTHIAN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

7. Preferred Provider • Competitive process • Bids in late 2004 – Interviews Jan 2005 • Appointment of West Lothian Strategic Alliance and Castle Rock HA as development partners to Council WEST LOTHIAN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

8. Delivery Model 2 Contractors = Flexibility in meeting timescales CONTRACTOR (DEVELOPER) CONTRACTOR (DEVELOPER) DESIGN TEAM EA – A – ENG. CoW –PLN.S Economies : Sub Contractor : Materials Employment : Local Labour : Apprenticeship Schemes Seek and Develop additional sites for low cost home ownership / social rented housing Novate Design to Contractor = Design & Build One Contract with Design Team & Contractors Allows value engineering with contractors input Represents WLSA when dealing with Contractor – West Lothian Council Almond HA as lead developer / employer Development Agreement between WLSA & lead developer Worked up design brief agreed by Alliance WEST LOTHIAN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

9. How We’re Doing • Achieved – • mutual development agreement • development resources in place • procurement model implemented • largest affordable housing new build finance deal in Scotland • development progress • HAG savings • local labour • community initiatives • serious commitment to sustainability • Most proud of – our ability to work together for our mutual benefit and towards achievement of our organisational goals WEST LOTHIAN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

10. Strengths of Our Approach • Legal agreement • Single council area • Streamlined Development Process • Standardisation • History of working together WEST LOTHIAN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

11. Limiting Factors • Local council – role as “partner” • Inability to spread risk • Long lead-in and time commitment • Hidden costs • Better value and programme delivery WEST LOTHIAN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

12. National Procurement Strategy Our hopes for the future • Longer-term programmes the norm • Flexibility over locally appropriate models • Real consultation over M&E framework • A supportive grant admin system WEST LOTHIAN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE

13. Finally Our Values: • Building the Local Economy • Sustainable, Inclusive Services • Rooted in West Lothian, 100% • Not just present, but dedicated and responsive • Locally Aware and Accountable • Local Control, Long Term Commitment WEST LOTHIAN STRATEGIC ALLIANCE