The implications of the national category strategy for social care Joanne Straw

Workshop objectives are to: Outline the outcomes of the new category strategy for social care Highlight tools and templates that have been developed Get your feedback on the tools Understand the role of procurement in the commissioning cycle for Adults’ Services

Overview of the category strategy for social care Councils spend some £38bn Revenue of which £8bn is on social care per annum Part of the National Procurement Strategy 2014 Aimed at Procurement folk Five chapters –Leadership –Outcome focussed procurement –Partnering and Collaboration –Person Centred Approach –Developing Markets

Leadership Outcomes: Procurement processes are modified to reflect the difference in procuring social care Full collaboration with stakeholders to procure for common outcomes based on individual needs Procurement are encouraged to input in the whole commissioning cycle Procurement functions and expertise is recognised and supported by local leaders Children and Families Act obligations are met Councils sign up to and fulfil obligations of the Compact

Outcome Focussed Procurement Outcomes Category management helps councils make savings Specifications and processes reflect the outcomes required for service users

Partnering and Collaboration Outcomes: Effective links (eg with health) without compromising the need for social value and providing opportunities for local businesses Shared objectives with health to incentivise keeping people well and safe in the community

Person Centred approach Outcomes: Processes are focussed on outcomes not simply meeting needs Service users (and their carers) involved in the procurement process Consultation with providers is standard practice JSNA’s and MPS’s are taken into account in procurement strategies

Procurement as an Enabler Outcomes Procurement functions are integral into the whole commissioning cycle Procurement Officers understand the imperatives of the Children and Families Act and reflect in processes Procurement functions and expertise is recognised and supported by local leaders

Development of Markets Outcomes Forecasting of need techniques are developed and implemented Commissioners, providers and users are clear on the duties and responsibilities of each party Independent providers do not bear the full financial risk of developing services Social value considerations are developed in conjunction with local providers Procurement processes are not a disincentive to smaller providers and VCSE’s

Overview of the tools Model outcome based standing orders for children’s social care Model outcome based standing orders for adults social care Provider protocol Myth Buster Easyread Versions

Any Questions? procurement.org.uk/makingsavings procurement.org.uk/makingsavings

Over to you In small groups: –Read the tools you have in front of you –Is it helpful? –Who are the key stakeholders for this information? –What could be improved? –What else is needed?