Connect and Share: to help us all to meet the future funding and efficiency challenge June 2015 Simon Pinkney measure2improve

Context We all want roads that are fit for the future We have less money - yet our public expects better roads We need ever more efficient ways to maintain the network How do we balance more demand with less resources? Important we all continue to share experiences, connect to networks and best practice

Highways is in the spotlight With longer-term funding and investment, there will be greater expectations and demands on how money is spent. The growing political and public expectation for: –Transparency –Accountability and –Efficiencies Gearing up for the changes ahead: Greater expectations?

How ready are you for the change? Can answer yes to all of these questions? ✓ Is your local highway authority ready for the revised method for funding allocation ahead? Do you have a robust asset management plan and is it embedded? Are you confident that your road network will be well- managed and maintained? Is public and business confidence and economic growth improving in your area? Do you have the skills and resources in place, to change? Are you collaborating and working with others? Do you have the long-term plans in place? Can you clearly evidence good practice, efficient delivery and improvements in road condition?

HMEP: how it can help HMEP supports the sector on its journey to transform highway services by helping you to: –Share your ideas and practices, to improve from each other –Connect to people and networks who can help –Access the tools, resources and training so you can understand and plan how to transform delivery of roads and services through greater efficiencies Practical and adaptable approach Results driven By the sector, for the sector

The HMEP offer focuses on 5 key areas Collaboration and Change Asset Management Procurement, Contracting and Standardisation Strategic Peer Reviews Benchmarking and Performance

Efficiency Resources available (as indicated) and in development HMEP Collaboration and Change HMEP Asset Management HMEP Procurement, Contracting and Standardisation HMEP Benchmarking and Performance Highways Infrastructure Asset Management Guidance - availableavailable Guidance on the Maintenance of Highways Drainage Assets - availableavailable Lifecycle Planning Toolkit & Deterioration Models - availableavailable E-Learning Asset Management Toolkit – coming soon Potholes Review - available available HMEP Strategic Peer Review Procurement Route Choices Toolkit - availableavailable The Standard Form of Contract - availableavailable Guidance on Standard Specification and Standard Details - availableavailable Supply Chain Review – coming soon Term Maintenance Document Compiler – coming soon Shared Services Toolkit - availableavailable Creating the Culture to Deliver - available available Collaborative Alliances Toolkit – availableavailable Client / Provider Collaboration Toolkit - availableavailable Cost, Quality, Customer (CQC) - availableavailable Connect and Share Panel – coming soon HMEP Strategic Peer Review – information availableinformation available LEAN toolkit - availableavailable

Connect and Share: to help us all to meet the future funding and efficiency challenge June2015 Phil Brennan APSE

Why Connect & Share? Many existing networks (44 groups identified) –meeting, talking, learning, sharing –identifying good practice & innovation Not shared across sector -relatively little documented Not everyone is involved HMEP Board is keen to promote existing good practice

Connect & Share Events South West – Exeter 13/11/14 North East – Durham 20/11/14 South East – Kingston 4/12/14 West Midlands – Worcester 16/12/14 East – Cambridge 17/12/14 Yorkshire & Humberside - 19/1/15 North West – Manchester 21/1/15 London – 17/5/15 East Midlands – today

Connect and Share events highlighted: The wealth of experience, expertise and knowledge A continued appetite to share and learn; How sharing practices can help to demonstrate real benefits; Support is needed: An initial ‘push’ to create the ‘pull’ The importance of sharing: given future funding context. Maintaining momentum within the sector is important

Why have a Connect and Share Panel? Representatives from across the highways sector (clients, providers and partners) Help to define how: Practices (including those where key lessons can be learned) can continue to be shared; Make greater connections; Offers of support and help can be made.

Steve Kent to Chair Connect and Share Panel “I firmly believe that the knowledge and skills to tackle the efficiency agenda already exists amongst our local authorities, principle providers and the wider supply chain. What challenges us most is the dispersed and fragmented nature of the highway maintenance sector. Connect & Share provides us with a great opportunity to connect up the many threads of good practice and innovation and share them across the sector, simply and efficiently. I look forward to helping the sector meet this challenge.” Steve Kent, HMEP Board Member; HMEP Advocate; Chair of the Connect and Share Panel

Aim and remit of Connect and Share Panel Connect people, partners and the sector to: 1.Collect practices; 2.Identify and share practices; 3.Promote Practices; 4.Connect to existing groups to encourage sharing and learning.

Get involved with the Connect and Share Become a member of the Panel – HMEP will be inviting practitioners involved in delivery of highway services who are willing to share practices, to join; Offer help and support to the Panel; Offer to share your ideas, practices and experiences with others, across England.

Connect and Share: For the East Midlands Continue to work with the Alliance, Derek Hardy (Lafarge Tarmac) and Tom Heath (Jacobs) as HMEP Advocates; Continue to regularly review and share practices throughout your existing meetings, collaborations and forums – with providers and clients if possible; Invite other regions to connect and share with you, and vice versa.

Connect and Share: For the East Midlands What do you need help with? Drainage, traffic signals, quality, procurement, skills… and more. HMEP products can help …case studies, data, stories. How might connect and share help you?

Get involved with HMEP: 1.Talk to HMEP efficiency Advocates - from clients and providers 2.Access tools, resources, training & guidance on the HMEP website 3. your ideas and practices at 4.Become an efficiency Advocate or a Peer Reviewer for HMEP 5.Visit the HMEP website: 6.Connect – with people & networks from across the sector to ignite ideasConnect 7.Share – your ‘real life’ efficiency experiencesShare Thank you. Please do make the time to get involved