Procurement Services Training & Employment Services Consultancy Services Delivering Social Value Jan Agger Director of Social Strategy

We are a social enterprise that promotes public procurement as a means to save money and generate social value

Set up in 2002 by 7 Social Landlords Fusion21 is social enterprise that improves lives and communities through our approach to public procurement, training and employment

Outcomes No reliance on public funding Self-sustaining business model Grown from 7 to over 100 different clients Developed “Intelligent Procurement” model

Intelligent Procurement Procurement Services Training & Employment Services Generating Savings through Collaborative Procurement Developing Skills and Employment Opportunities with Communities CORE AIM Generating social value through procurement

Our aim is to use our experience and business model to help housing, public and third sector organisations create the conditions where it is easier to:- -Deliver efficiency savings -Control costs -Train people -Create jobs -Generate social value -Develop and share best practice -for the benefit of all stakeholders and local communities In Summary

Our values We value:- Our Member & Clients: Delivering efficiency whilst improving communities & lives Our Business: Driving innovation, integrity, professionalism & social value Our People: Empowering them to achieve Our Partners: Succeeding together Our behaviours Our People are:- Positive, flexible, professional and approachable Fair, transparent, open and honest Ambitious, creative, innovative and focused Loyal, reliable, respectful and committed Values & Behaviours

Model benefits a model that works Procured over £750m with clients Generated over £85m cash savings for clients Created over 1361 jobs for local unemployed Helped thousands of local people with training Directly recruited trainees to our own staff c£236m injected back into the local economies Multi-award winning business model National, regional and local coverage

Fusion21 Training & Employment Clauses… 1% Levy paid by Contractors / Suppliers Part of contractual obligations for contractors 1.5 jobs per £1m contract awarded

Fusion21Skills Programmes..… Work with member to discuss opportunities and how to involve their communities Fusion21 deliver the recruitment & selection service for all jobs created Pre employment Training Bespoke offer to suit the Member and their communities Collaboration

Improving Communities..… Job Clubs Funded programmes for unemployed Training Courses for RSL’s & Contractors Inclusive model of recruitment – Reducing re-offending; Prison skills, OLASS 4, Industries in prison Partner with local agencies Employer Pool DWP Innovation fund – ‘New Horizons ’ ( NEETs and YO)

Initiatives – what we need to do Help bring people nearer the labour market New Horizons – Qualifications leading to paid work NEET’s, Young Offenders, Care Leavers C&G Construction, C&G Employability Jobs PBR Contract – DWP innovation Fund

Initiatives – what we need to do Building Skills – Shared Apprenticeship Scheme Partnership with CITB Construction Skills WHY Lack of longevity in order books Difficult to employ within a redundancy culture Smaller companies don’t always engage Wealth of experience for the learner Full support for the learner Significant savings normally associated with recruitment Pre employment training

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