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CLG Commissioning
Needs Analysis, Commissioning and Procurement for Housing-Related Support
A resource for housing-related support, social care, and health commissioners
(19/11/2008)
Remedies Directive:
DIRECTIVE 2007/66/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 December 2007
amending Council Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC with regard to improving the effectiveness of review procedures concerning the award of public contracts
(19/08/2008)
Remedies 1st Consultation document
OGC Consultation document on the approach and Implementation of: DIRECTIVE 2007/66/EC OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 11 December 2007
amending Council Directives 89/665/EEC and 92/13/EEC with regard to improving the effectiveness of review procedures concerning the award of public contracts.
(19/08/2008)
Putting People First Personalisation Toolkit (DH)
Commissioning for Personalisation:
A Framework for Local Authority Commissioners
(06/08/2008)
Audit Commission
Use of resources 2008/09
Overall approach and key lines of enquiry

This document sets out the Audit Commission's approach to auditors' use of resources work from 2008/09. It outlines the key features of use of resources judgements for the purposes of the Comprehensive Area Assessment (CAA). It also describes how the specified key lines of enquiry (KLOE) form the basis of the auditor's value for money conclusion under the Code of Audit Practice 2005.
(01/08/2008)
Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) Public Services Industry review
Understanding the Public Services Industry: How big, how good, where next? A review by Dr. DeAnne Julius CBE
(22/07/2008)
Commissioning - What does it mean?
(14/07/2008)
Making a Bigger Difference - Guide for Commissioners
This publication aims to stimulate thinking and assess the extent to which a given change idea is a service innovation, using methods and tools that support a specific 5-step process framework, with a special focus on world-class commissioning, and a 'Culture for Innovation' section describing seven factors that organisational studies show are linked to innovative output.
(30/06/2008)
Putting People First - Working to Make it Happen
Adult Social Care Workforce Strategy - Interim Statement
This interim statement identifies the key issues for the workforce, as set out in Putting People First, and goes on to develop these into broader, strategic priorities for the workforce. It is intended to provide all stakeholders, whether public service or private and voluntary sector, with a high-level overview of strategy development prior to finalisation of the full Adult Social Care Workforce Strategy for launch in October this year.
(30/06/2008)
Commissioning assurance masterclass
A power point presentation
(30/06/2008)
Specification for PCT Board Development
The purpose of this document is to provide a specification which PCTs can choose to use locally to procure a board development programme. The purpose of the programme is to ensure that the whole PCT board has the behaviours, knowledge and skills to drive forward its commissioning agenda and is empowered to act corporately and collectively.
(30/06/2008)
World Class Commissioning

PCT Board Development Framework

Specification
The purpose of this document is to provide a specification which PCTs can choose to use locally to procure a board development programme. The purpose of the programme is to ensure that the whole PCT board has the behaviours, knowledge and skills to drive forward its commissioning agenda and is empowered to act corporately and collectively.
(12/06/2008)
PCT Procurement Guide for Health Services
(02/06/2008)
More responsive public services?
(27/05/2008)
EU First IC Social Care
(23/04/2008)
Interpretative Communication
(18/03/2008)