Insourcing Public Contracts: Rebuilding Capacity

 Delivered online via Microsoft Teams

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Are you hindered by inflexible, long-term contracts?

Is your local public pound being spent on private sector providers who are owned by multi-national corporations? Is commercial revenue, from paid-for public services being reinvested in your local community or is it leaking out of the area and/or country?

For many years it was assumed public services could be delivered more effectively and more cheaply by mimicking market mechanisms. What is now clear is that the over-simplification of public service delivery into commodified units, capable of being delivered by the market, has led to increasing market failure.

APSE’s research Rebuilding capacity: a case for insourcing contracts, explores the growing phenomenon of ‘Insourcing’; bringing back services to deliver them ‘in-house’. The research finds that insourcing is not a passive reaction to contract failures but is increasingly viewed as a proactive response to the public policy pressures facing local councils, not least the ongoing impact of austerity.

An increasing number of positive case studies show that insourcing is good for the local economy, pride in the place and great for workforce satisfaction, in addition to the holy grail of delivering flexible, responsive services which are fit for purpose in a dynamic environment.

This course is based on APSE’s research and policy position. A “must attend” course for those looking at alternatives to the limitations and hidden costs of contracted services.

Who Should Attend?

Anyone responsible for reviewing and contracting services, workforce development and market position statements, including senior leaders, budget holders, commissioning managers, and service development leads. Elected members may also find this course to be of value in setting out the rational for insourcing, understanding the cost benefit analysis and establishing a leadership culture if insourcing by default.

Learning Outcomes

1. Critically appraise insourcing as a viable option: what is the cost/benefit of insourcing against other options
2. Consider the capacity and capabilities required for insourcing: what skills and resources will you need to deliver the service?
3. Evaluate sustainable and inclusive solutions to service provision: how can you ensure services help the council to achieve ambitions overall for the long term.
4. Devise solutions to create responsive modern services: build a case for insourcing with a deeper dive into the capability (skills and knowledge) you will need to manage service delivery over and above contract management.
5. Develop an outline plan for insourcing: Why? What? Where? When? Who? And How?

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