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Lead Officers’ Meeting 2010. SP-Bench. National Benchmarking. 48 Local Authorities 8 non-SPOCC LAs 10 added so far this year Entire East of England region 9200+ Services CLG interest SP-Bench for Providers Anonymised data Requirement to share assessment evidence. Summer 2009.
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Lead Officers’ Meeting 2010 SP-Bench
National Benchmarking • 48 Local Authorities • 8 non-SPOCC LAs • 10 added so far this year • Entire East of England region • 9200+ Services • CLG interest • SP-Bench for Providers • Anonymised data • Requirement to share assessment evidence
Summer 2009 • Outcomes • Achievements & Failures • Data verification • New filters • Household Units Available & Number of Staff • Support provision • Nearest neighbours (demographically) • Item Counts • LA Contact List
Autumn 2009 • Default to only current data • Improved PI calculations • Save and share custom reports
Coming up • Better Service ID sorting • Improved upload process • Automatic PI calculation choice • Latest Outcomes file format • and...
Value for Money • Mentioned over 40 times in 2009 Audit Commission report “Value for money is a key achievement of the SP programme” • Underpinned by frameworks and returns
How do you assess VfM? “A VfM assessment is a judgement about the price of a service in the light of the perceived value of that service.” • Cost Effectiveness Analysis • Cost Benefits Analysis
Audit Commission Requirements • Clear, tailored understanding of cost, quality and outcome issues • Encourage diversity, emphasise outcomes • Do not focus only on costs • Benchmark at a national, regional & local level • Innovative approaches to benchmarking • Evidence improvements
How can SP-Bench help? • Cost Effectiveness Analysis • Cost Benefits Analysis • Studied VfM processes from several LAs • Found common themes
VfM in SP-Bench • Assess each area individually • Cost • Performance • Quality • Outcomes • Compare against percentiles & mean • Review achievements in concert
Considerations • SP-Bench should be part of the process • Doesn’t know everything • Client/stakeholder feedback • Overheads • Profit/loss • Can be an excellent doorway into VfM assessment