Modernising Public Services through Cooperative Partnerships
- May 2025
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RedQuadrant were commissioned to review social care commissioning activity for children and adults’ social care services. We used a self-assessment tool, developed with the LGA, to assess the effectiveness of strategic commissioning arrangements and identify improvements.
Gateshead wanted a review of social care commissioning activity for children and adults to ensure that it was effective, efficient, and supported the council to achieve its strategic outcomes and taking account of innovative practice and positive impact, commissioning practice, procurement practice, governance, partnerships and strategic approach.
There was a concern that, although there were pockets of good practice, the approach to commissioning was largely reactive, procurement-driven, and neither strategic nor whole system-focused in approach.
Benjamin Taylor
Managing Partner
RedQuadrant