Insourcing Public Contracts: Rebuilding Capacity

 Delivered online via Microsoft Teams

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For many years the narrative of public service delivery has been dominated by the holy grail of high quality but cost-effective public services. 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.

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, including senior leaders, budget holders, commissioning managers, and service development leads.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this training you will:

• Critically appraise Insourcing as a viable option.
• Consider the capacity and capabilities required for insourcing.
• Evaluate sustainable solutions to service provision.
• Devise solutions to create responsive modern services.
• Develop an outline plan for insourcing.

This event will also include case study examples of local authority contracts.

When online, this course will be delivered via Microsoft Teams. To access it, you will need a WiFi connection or mobile data hotspot. Downloading Microsoft Teams to your laptop, desktop or smart device will give a better performance and greater functionality throughout the day.  This highly interactive training includes a mixture of presentations, video conferencing, group work, games, quizzes and video.

Who Will Benefit?

Senior Leaders, Directors, Heads of Service, Service Managers, Contract Managers., Finance Managers; Strategic People and OD Managers  – those responsible to considering the business case and resource preparation for insourcing. 

Duration 

1-day event:  Start time:  10:00    Finish time:  16.00

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Programme (pdf)