Kent's Cultural Commissioning Journey involved using arts and culture in several government services:
- A £1 million mental health service was recommissioned involving arts organizations.
- The arts sector was involved in recommissioning Kent's £50 million waste management services.
- Arts groups were engaged in commissioning early help and prevention services.
Kent also piloted using six arts groups to deliver health outcomes through the Six Ways to Wellbeing program, leading to an arts commissioning toolkit and successfully bidding for a Cultural Commissioning Pilot with adult social care. This resulted in Live Well Kent, a network of over 60 delivery partners including 15 from arts and culture, managed by two strategic partners.
2. Kent’s vision for cultural commissioning
• Involving the arts and cultural sector in the recommissioning of a
£million (annual) community based mental health and well-being
service
• Using the Public Services (Social Value) Act to involve the arts and
cultural sector in the re-commissioning of Kent’s waste
management services, worth £50 million
• Involving arts and cultural organisations in the commissioning of
early help and prevention services.
3. Aligning health and well-being with arts
and culture
Public Health Six Ways To Wellbeing Pilot - Six creative organisations
commissioned to deliver health outcomes , develop learning on
cultural commissioning
Which led to development of
artscommissioningtoolkit.com
Which led to successfully bidding to Cultural Commissioning Pilot this
time with adult social care
4. Aligning health and well-being with arts
and culture
Kent residents enjoy a good
quality of life, and more
people benefit from greater
social, cultural and sporting
opportunities
5. The vision: a life, not a service
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8.5 3 Joint Funded Community
and Voluntary Sector Care
KCC Funded Residential
Care
KCC staff seconded to
KMPT
CCG Adult Mental Health
Commissioned Services
Improving Access to
Psychological Therapies
Housing Schemes and
Housing Support
6. Using Competitive Dialogue
…… is a public-sector tendering option that
allows for bidders to develop proposals in
response to a client's outline requirements. Only
when their proposals are developed to sufficient
detail are tenderers invited to submit
competitive bids ….
7. Strategic Partner
Kent County
Council
Delivery
Partner
Delivery
Partner
Local Groups
and
Community
Assets
Delivery
Partner
Delivery
Partner
Contract
Management
“A strategic partnership
involves a formal agreement
between two or more parties
that have agreed to share
finance, skills, information
and/or other resources in the
pursuit of common goals”
8. Business Case developed
Stakeholder and Market
Engagement – outcomes
and models
Publish OJEU Notice
Issue PQQ and invitation
to submit outline
solution & bidders
workshop
PQQ and ISOS received
and evaluated
Shortlist for competitive dialogue –
SP’s
Development of DP Matrix &
engagement on Spec
Issue invitation to
participate in dialogue
Begin dialogue
Range of themed
meetings regarding Spec,
pay mechs, T&Cs, TUPE
etc
Close dialogue
Invite bidders to submit
final solution
Select bidders and award
contract & mobilisation
…..
Customer involvement & co production throughout
9. The Outcome: Live Well Kent
• Two Strategic Partners
– Porchlight
– Shaw Trust
• A diverse range of Delivery Partners: over 60
with 15 from Arts and Cultural Sector
• Mix of contract arrangements – contracts and
Grants
• 40K innovation fund – to seed fund good ideas
• Flexible network that will develop over time
CCP is funded by Arts Council England
It is delivered by a partnership of National Council for Voluntary Organisations (lead), New Economics Foundation, New Philanthropy Capital
Programme Objectives:
To enable arts and cultural organisations to be better able to engage with public sector commissioning
To enable public service commissioners to be more aware of the potential for arts and cultural organisations to deliver the outcomes which commissioners are looking for
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Community First
Person Centred
Value Driven
Outcome Focussed
People are connected to their community and people who have had the same experiences
People are empowered and supported to get what they need/want - Community Link Workers
People only go into secondary services when 100% necessary and can be discharged ASAP continue and maintain their recovery in a primary care setting
Community First
Person Centred
Value Driven
Outcome Focussed
People are connected to their community and people who have had the same experiences
People are empowered and supported to get what they need/want - Community Link Workers
People only go into secondary services when 100% necessary and can be discharged ASAP continue and maintain their recovery in a primary care setting
Community First
Person Centred
Value Driven
Outcome Focussed
People are connected to their community and people who have had the same experiences
People are empowered and supported to get what they need/want - Community Link Workers
People only go into secondary services when 100% necessary and can be discharged ASAP continue and maintain their recovery in a primary care setting
Further information on the Cultural Commissioning Programme and on resources and information to support those wanting to engage in cultural commissioning are at these links