Highways Workstream Leads : Matthew Lugg – Director of Environment & Transport Leicestershire County Council Keith Gordon – West Midlands Regional Improvement Efficiency Partnership (Established April 2010) Local Solutions for a New Era

NIEP (Highways) – Topics covered  Context  Objectives  Workstream Plan  Exemplar projects  The way forward  Issues for discussion Local Solutions for a New Era

NIEP (Highways) – Context Comprehensive Spending Review  Capital funding cuts for new transport infrastructure estimated 40-50%  Revenue funding cuts for highway maintenance estimated 25-30% Local Solutions for a New Era

NIEP (Highways) - Objectives To support all 9 RIEPs’ deliver a programme of sustainable cashable efficiency savings and service improvements To promote and publicise the work of the NIEP (Highways) Group and other best practice examples nationally in collaboration with other key stakeholders, eg. ADEPT and HELG To build on existing RIEPs’ and other key stakeholders’ work to provide a sector-led approach at a national level for local government on highways and transportation Local Solutions for a New Era

NIEP (Highways) - Objectives  To develop- business models for highways, particularly in relation To support all 9 RIEPs’ deliver a programme of sustainable cashable efficiency savings and service to : -Efficiency -Procurement -Partnerships -Sustainability -Asset Management Local Solutions for a New Era

NIEP (Highways) - Objectives  To create a national sector-led “improvement and efficiency programme” that embraces collaboration and supports the development of best practice  To support and improve regional social issues including skills, capability and capacity within the sector  To strengthen and cultivate better supply chain management in highways and transport-related areaas, regionally and more locally.  To create a national organisation that successfully influences highways and transport policies at a local and national level and harness the contribution of the private sector. Local Solutions for a New Era

Overall Governance Structure to support the delivery of highway efficiencies Local Solutions for a New Era Highways

NIEP (Highways) - Programme Workstream Plan  Raising awareness of good practice  Sharing of knowledge and experience  Driving standardisation agenda  Driving greater collaborative procurement  Establishing National frameworks with regional lots for Professional Services, Works and Commodities  Communication and information  LEAN  Benchmarking Local Solutions for a New Era

NIEP (Highways) -– Exemplar projects Local Solutions for a New Era Midlands Highways Alliance What is it? 13 East Midlands local authorities with common interests in improving performance and making efficiency savings in the delivery of highway services working in collaboration

NIEP (Highways) -– Exemplar projects Local Solutions for a New Era The Alliance Agreement Unincorporated Association by Agreement

NIEP (Highways) -– Exemplar projects Local Solutions for a New Era Governance

NIEP (Highways) - Schemes delivered through MWF3 £4m Enderby park and ride – Leicestershire £1.6m River Nene Bridge – Peterborough £1m A47 Resurfacing – Rutland £940k Foxhunter Roundabout – Leicestershire £424k Lynn Lane – Staffordshire £540k Swadlincote Public Realm – SDDC £3m Cathedral Square Public Realm - Peterborough Local Solutions for a New Era

NIEP (Highways) - Scheme delivered through MWF3 Local Solutions for a New Era Foxhunter Roundabout

NIEP (Highways) - Scheme delivered through MWF3 Local Solutions for a New Era Enderby Park and Ride

NIEP (Highways) -– Exemplar projects Local Solutions for a New Era Professional Services Partnership The 3 Counties Alliance

NIEP (Highways) - 3 Counties Alliance Partnership Progress to Date Total efficiencies to date £1.1m Overall workload over £10m Success of Accelerated Improvement Groups Developed harmonised specification Highway maintenance climate change adaptation project Local Solutions for a New Era

NIEP (Highways) - Commodities Salt Street lighting lanterns and columns Vehicles Civil engineering materials Fuel Local Solutions for a New Era

NIEP (Highways) – Delivering Cross Regional Savings in Highway Commodities Salt procurement 24 highway authorities Through ESPO Like for like saving 6% - 17% £700k over 3 years Local Solutions for a New Era

NIEP (Highways) -– MHA Local Solutions for a New Era Efficiencies Summary – LA’s Actual £m Predicted £m Total Procurement ECI and innovation Commodities Professional Services Total £16.752m

NIEP (Highways) – MHA AWARDS TO DATE –4ps Awards 2008 – Efficiency Category (highly commended) –Constructing Excellence EM Regional Awards achiever's category 2008 –2007 Highways Magazine Excellence Awards – most innovative local authority for creating alliances (LCC) –Government Opportunities Magazine Excellence in Public Procurement Awards 2009 – Best Collaborative Procurement Exercise Award (MHA) –Project No 3361 –Constructing Excellence EM Business Innovation 2009 –Constructing Excellence EM Sustainability 2009 (Enderby) –CIHT Award Sustainability 2010 (Enderby) Local Solutions for a New Era

NIEP (Highways) – Exemplar projects funded by RIEPS EM – Standard Term Mainstream Contract WM – LEAN (Worcestershire CC) E – Collaborative Procurement (Cambs CC) London – Commercial Vehicle Category Management NE – Collaborative Procurement NW – Asset Management (Blackpool) SE – Standardisation SW – Framework for Consultancy Services Yorkshire & – Collaborative Procurement Humberside Local Solutions for a New Era

NIEP (Highways) – DfT Highway Maintenance Efficiency Strategy Bid for seed Funding for efficiencies in highway maintenance from CSR 40 Business cases 4 Workstreams proposed -Efficient Operational Delivery -Business Improvement -Capability and Communications -Research and Data Management Local Solutions for a New Era

NIEP (Highways) – The Way Forward – Ideas for Improvement Local Solutions for a New Era Issues for Discussion Why aren’t all highway authorities collaborating to deliver highway services? How can we encourage greater standardisation of processes, commodities, specification and contracts? How can we best disseminate best practice?