1. 29 March 2010 East London Solutions

2. Background Membership: Havering, Barking & Dagenham, Newham, Redbridge Vision to deliver and commission shared and collaborative services and products to facilitate improvement, efficiency and innovation Memo of Understanding signed by Chief execs

3. Outcomes Re-shaped services that better meet customer needs Deliver greater efficiencies and savings to release funding for priority areas Make better use of capacity and skills Increased collaboration Improve the ability and capability to deliver services in partnership Better engagement with established projects Challenge to the status quo Improved awareness of opportunities

4. Measures of Success Delivery of vision and objectives Achievement of the work programme. Measurable cashable savings, efficiency gains and/or service improvements Collaborative working across East London The number of authorities that have been through an efficiency peer review Level of engagement and uptake by authorities in each approved project. Improved awareness through proactive promotion and communications

5. Contracts Under Consideration Catering Furniture Transport Copiers & reprographics Consultancy Window cleaning Cash-in-transit Social Community Care Supplies and Services HR-related services Lifts Sports and Playground Equipment and Maintenance

6. Other Work Performance measures & Procurement Excellence assessment benchmarking Redbridge spend analysis tool Payment cards