Provider & Stakeholder Event Tameside – 5th March 2015 Ambition for Ageing Provider & Stakeholder Event Tameside – 5th March 2015

Purpose of today Inform you of GMCVO’s plans Generate interest in the programme of work Explain the procurement process for a local lead Hear your views on GMCVO’s approach

Is this an age-friendly event?

We believe Greater Manchester’s ageing population is an opportunity Our Ambition We believe Greater Manchester’s ageing population is an opportunity Consulted 400+ older people on the issue who were clear we needed a positive approach People have the capacity to live more fulfilling lives and increase their participation in society and the economy Social isolation can be a barrier to this and by generating better connected, age friendly places we will unlock potential Need to look at the role older people can play in regeneration

Our Ambition The GB cycling team began to beat other teams by significant margins – knocking whole seconds off world records Other teams tried replicating the wheels and frames they used, believing GB had made a significant technological breakthrough – they gained nothing Instead, for every second the GB team improved they had made 100 gains of 0.01 secs by making small changes across all their activity We won’t successfully meet big challenges through creating ever bigger solutions but through generating increasing numbers of small solutions The way to meet large challenges and change systems isn’t through dramatic one-off innovation but through persistent and relentless innovation that aggregates marginal gains

The Ageing Better Programme £80m nationally funding 15 partnerships Reducing the social isolation of older people Test and learn approach Driven by older people Supported by local public sector Equality issues are important Critical focus on social isolation – not loneliness. More risks to mortality associated with social isolation but not much evidence of what actually works Test and learn – this is a research and innovation programme first and foremost. We need to change and adapt as we deliver and not assume we’ve found the solution at the start Older people need to make critical decisions and shape the programme Need to ensure we don’t just engage with the majority – the most isolated people in neighbourhoods may face a wider range of challenges

What we’ve done so far 2-stage application process Consultation Profiling Built Partnership

Our Approach Recruit expert designers (older people) Identify local priorities & challenges Identify local assets & resources Provide support and small payments to increase social connections In later years, investment in scaled programmes Examples of work might include – buying a bench, holding an event, setting up a club, helping a community centre develop a business plan £50k per ward per year – max spend £2k £3m available for scaled programmes – can work on challenges too big for neighbourhoods (equalities, transport, culture) or in scaling up successful work Won’t just have our approach evaluated – eg the role a community development approach can play in reducing isolation – but a range of innovative approaches which we’ll have prototyped and further developed.

Delivery £10m over 5 years 24 wards in 8 Local Authorities 15-20 small projects per year per ward Equalities Board exploring role of identity within places Evaluation and research through UoM, New Economy & GMCVO BIG’s guideline maximum bid was £6m – we exceeded that because we’re working across authorities Stockport & Trafford not eligible for funding but accepted as part of the bid as “learning partners” Local Delivery Lead to work in each LA – 3 wards gives us diversity of place – chosen statistically on numbers of single older people and levels of deprivation. Secondary criteria included prevalence of limiting conditions and BME populations Slice of GM from Moss Side to Pemberton Potentially 1500 to 2000 new projects and ideas Research capacity is significant - approx 10% of programme cost

How will we achieve this? Funding a network of Local Delivery Leads (LDLs) who will manage the programme at a local level Approx. £650k per district (3 ward areas) over 5 years Must align with local policies and initiatives Tameside wards: Ashton Waterloo, Denton South, Newton and Hyde

What do we want from LDLs? Reach-in and trust of local communities Enable older people to design age-friendly communities Community development approach Recruitment and support of older volunteers Manage a range of small payments Asset-based & participatory approach Test & Learn

Procurement Process GMCVO must treat the funding as public money – therefore EU Procurement Regulations apply This impacts on application processes, timescales and communication

Procurement Timeline – (Subject to Change) Mid April – Release PQQ End of May – PQQ Submission deadline Early June - Shortlisting Mid June – Release ITT End of July – ITT Submission deadline August – Assessment, successful bidders informed Late August – Stand Still period September – Contracts awarded, delivery starts

Outcomes (1/4) The majority of older people in GM engaged by the programme will identify their neighbourhood as more age-friendly

Outcomes (2/4) In areas supported by this project more older people will undertake activities of interest and the capacity of local assets will increase

Outcomes (3/4) Initiatives to reduce social isolation will be mainstreamed into public, private and voluntary & community sector delivery

Outcomes (4/4) The contribution of older people to civic, cultural and economic life will be recognised in GM strategies. Clear structures will be developed to enable older people's voices to be influential.

Questions?

Break – 15 mins

Group Discussion – Question 1 “Age-friendly” to me means………

Group Discussion – Question 2 How could bidders demonstrate they can have trust and reach in local communities? How can bidders demonstrate they will be good local partners?

Group Discussion – Question 3 Engaging and empowering older people are central to the ethos of the programme, but how might we measure these things?

Group Discussion – Question 4 About Tameside What do we already know about challenges and assets? What makes Tameside different?

Communications From this point forward the only point of contact will be through ambition@gmcvo.org.uk In early April GMCVO will launch our procurement portal – potential bidders will need to register to access documents