CS3 Commissioners Launch Event 29 April 2013 Heidi Bellamy – Director CS3
WHO ARE WE? CS3 is a consortium of organisations in Suffolk & Cambridgeshire We can offer a range of activities, facilities and interventions to deliver local priority outcomes through cultural and physical activity We provide a structured mechanism through a single point of access to numerous, long established, third sector providers
CURRENT MEMBERS Culture First The Museum of East Anglian Life The Theatre Royal BSE Suffolk Artlink Noise Solutions Momentum Arts Inside Out Suffolk Sport The Befriending Scheme Workwise Abbeycroft Leisure Eastfeast ITFC Charitable Trust Activlives ADeC
VISION FOR THE CULTURAL & LEISURE SECTOR “We believe that together we can learn more, progress faster and deliver better. We therefore commit to collaborating for the benefit of those we serve. The result will be thriving communities in which people are better able to achieve their potential through culture, leisure and sport.”
WHAT DOES CS3 OFFER CUSTOMERS? Activities that improve physical, mental and emotional health & well-being: Prevention and early intervention Self-care programmes for long-term conditions Recovery and re-ablement pathways back to independence and well-being Skills and qualification development and improved employability Inspiring, positive pursuits for socially excluded people
WHAT DOES CS3 OFFER COMMISSIONERS? Single point of contracting - importantly reducing the ‘transaction costs’ Extensive local knowledge and community reach Proven track record of delivery Commitment to working collaboratively, flexibly and innovatively Contract management framework for working with providers
WHY A CONSORTIUM? - BARRIERS Identified need to support the culture and leisure sector to operate in the new marketplaces Numerous barriers in competing for contracts: Scale and scope of contracts Procurement process Understanding requirements Cashflow
WHY A CONSORTIUM ? – OPPORTUNITIES Scale - future opportunities through strategic commissions Hub – contract management infrastructure Frontline – service development focused on meeting the needs of vulnerable people Capacity - Associate membership, extending the supply chain to micro providers Highly visible presence for the sector
OPERATING MODEL – ‘HUB AND SPOKES’
PROGRESS SO FAR Business plan developed Logo, branding and website launched Incorporated as a CLGwith charitable status Membership prospectus launched Suffolk member launch event September organisations now in membership Secured funding through the Libraries Development Initiative Bids to ‘Integrated Well-being Approach’ DoH - Innovation Excellence & Strategic Development Fund Big Lottery Fulfilling Lives: A Better Start
The Board Members would be delighted to answer your questions, hear your views and welcome suggestions for how we can work with you Questions?
Suffolk Warren Smyth – Simon Daykin – Heidi Bellamy - John Lanagan - Cambridgeshire Jane Wilson - Jon Wroe - CONTACTS