Insights

Our Growth team have been reappointed by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA) to continue supporting the delivery of many more new homes in the Government’s Housing Zones. In the run up to the March 2015 Budget, LP joined the HCA’s evaluation process examining a long list of would-be Housing Zones and provided an independent […]

LP’s relationship with Sheffield City Council has developed even further in recent weeks. Following from previous work provided by the Growth Team on corporate asset management and the establishment of a wholly owned Property Company, the team has been reappointed to provide an independent review of the city’s new build housing ambitions. The team will […]

Planned launches of new RE:FIT tenders 1. The government department Defra is planning to issue theirs in  August2. Sussex Partnership NHS Trust are planning to issue theirs in September Recently launched RE:FIT tenders. Stoke City Council issued their RE:FIT mini competition involving a number of corporate buildings and a large solar park. They are planning […]

Refit project Buckinghamshire County and Wycombe District Councils have appointed their ESCo, Cofley. The project will involve the retrofit of 20 corporate and school buildings, with additional phases of buildings already being considered. Coventry City Council have also appointed an ESCo, Bouygues, to deliver their RE:FIT project. Both these clients are now working to deliver […]

Stoke City Council have launched their Re:fit mini competition on the 17th July and will be involving a number of corporate buildings and are considering opportunities for inclusion of solar park projects. They are planning to select their Energy Service Company (ESCo) by October to deliver this project Cardiff City Council have launched their Re:fit […]

A team from Local Partnerships attended the WLGA conference on the 18 June 2015. Local Partnerships works with councils across Wales on a number of innovative projects. The conference was attended by many senior figures from across Wales and the UK, exploring themes such as social care, equality and social justice, education, change management, the […]

Social impact is the effect of an activity on the social fabric of the community and well-being of individuals and families. For any business, whether social enterprise, public sector or commercial organisation, being able to articulate the impact it creates is a valuable asset. The Social Value Act (2012), requires commissioners of public services to […]

In partnership with SOLACE, we hosted a fringe event at the LGA conference in Harrogate on the theme of commissioning. New research published by Local Partnerships suggests that a commissioning approach is genuinely challenging the established forms of delivery, but there is still scope to develop a holistic and mature approach to market engagement. The […]

This project builds on our earlier work with the 22 local authorities across Wales to identify all the green energy projects currently being developed.  The funding is available over a two and a half year period starting 1 October 2015, under the banner of Green Growth Wales. The capital value of the pipeline is about […]

The Chancellor is planning for the UK to return to budget surplus in 2019-20 one year later than previously proposed.  At the same time, the projected welfare savings have been offset by additional healthcare spending and a minimum 2% of GDP will be spent on defence.  Non ring-fenced departments and the local government sector are […]

Local Partnerships is delighted to announce our involvement as one of the founding partners of the Housing and Finance institute (HFi). We are working closely with Natalie Elphicke, Chair of Million Homes, Million Lives, who is spearheading the establishment of the HFi. Along with Keith House, Natalie Elphicke co-authored the Elphicke House report which identified […]

Local Partnerships delivers 15-year organic waste treatment project for Cardiff and The Vale of Glamorgan Councils Local Partnerships has provided a suite of specialist, tailored training courses before and during the procurement, to ensure that the competitive dialogue process was successful. Recycling targets Wales has recycling targets of 70% by 2024/25 with £200 per tonne […]

This is an example of two Assurance Reviews combined into a single process to save both time and money for the authority. The use of a single team undertaking two simultaneous reviews allowed efficient use of client resources and demonstrates how Local Partnerships is able to tailor its services to suit the unique circumstances of […]

Jim Scopes, Programme Director for Assurance at Local Partnerships, led a session exploring the ‘spin-out’ journey, from the first idea through to an established organisation. In light of both cuts to central government funding and a rise in demand for services, budgets for public services are growing ever tighter. With the Local Government Association estimating […]

Local Partnerships has been supporting 11 local enterprise partnerships (LEPs) with the delivery of their local transport schemes as part of the DfT funded Transport Delivery Excellence Programme. To access this support, LEPs across the country were asked to complete a toolkit prepared by Local Partnerships. The toolkit helped LEPs and their delivery partners assess […]

Regional reviews highlights £18 millions annual savings by authorities in Yorkshire and the Humber Our latest regional waste management review highlights over £18 million in annual efficiencies and the innovative waste management approaches by authorities in Yorkshire and the Humber. This is the fourth in a series of regional reviews undertaken by Local Partnerships – […]