1. A Health Consortium for Greater Manchester Enabling market entry

2. Background & Rationale Aggregation on demand Health Partnership remit to facilitate market entry Market polarisation due to cuts Scoping workshop gave mandate Working Group set up to oversee business modelling

3. Model Super provider SPV Social enterprise with own board Constituted & incorporated Prime contractor Hub and spokes model

4. Super Provider (GMCVO support unit) Tender --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- --------------------- ---------------------

5. Membership & Viability Criteria: –Greater Manchester –Health & wellbeing/social care is primary objective –Voluntary sector

6. Question #1 - Viability In order to increase the viability of the consortium, should membership be opened up to the commercial sector? If yes, then how might it (i.e. its Board) maintain its freedom from a share capital-driven value system?

7. Main issues raised by membership Sensitive information –Chinese Walls Policy Reputation management –2 nd stage application & Employment Tribunal

8. Question #2 - safeguards What other safeguards could we put in place to tackle the two issues: –Sensitive information –Reputation management?

9. Internal tendering & fair shares Contestability & market entry Bid-writing vs delivery & equality ‘Fair shares’ policy

10. Question #3 – Fair shares? Can a fair shares policy be applied within a business model? If yes, then what might comprise its key elements?