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Business Process Mapping Project Profiles

The Business Process Mapping toolkit for procurement gives a step-by-step guide to work as a team to track and improve your procurement process. These profile profiles give an insight into how we worked with four councils to deliver the toolkit.

If you would like more information on taking part in the next stage of facilitated sessions email: bpm@localpartnerships.gov.uk

Local Partnerships was commissioned by Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) to produce this ‘Energy Supply guidance’ under the ‘Unlocking Clean Energy in Greater Manchester’ (UCEGM) project.

UCEGM is a pioneering scheme designed to deliver a number of renewable energy projects across the Greater Manchester City Region and create a blueprint that can be replicated in other regions across the UK aiming for Net Zero carbon emissions.

The guidance addresses challenges faced by local authorities, such as rising energy costs and the need for effective energy management policies. It emphasises the importance of forecasting, developing energy management policies, and understanding energy purchasing strategies. Use our forecasting tool to assist energy managers in predicting future energy consumption. The document highlights the impact of global events on energy prices, the significance of energy security, and the shift towards renewable energy to meet net zero targets. Funding options for energy efficiency projects are discussed, including recommendations from the Mission Zero initiative.

Truth about local government podcast hosted by Matt Masters a series of Podcasts featuring Local Partnerships experts

• Challenges that local authorities are facing with Adele Gritten
• Collaboration the critical component in driving efficiency with Rosie Pearson.
• The only constant is change with Julie McEver
• Making trading companies work for your authority. Ft Vivien Holland.
• CEO Blueprint with David Crowe
• How can councils best respond to housing and financial challenges Ft Martin Walker

Are you a Local authority with a long list of identified surplus sites which may be suitable for housing development? Are you seeking to optimise new homes delivery?

Surplus Council owned land offers an important resource for the delivery of new homes to meet local housing needs.

Our ‘Prioritising housing pipelines’ tool will help you decipher, which sites out of a long list of sites, have the greatest potential to be brought forward – and  the appropriate mechanisms for securing their delivery.

It is increasingly important for councils seeking to target limited resources in the right areas,  deliver new housing and regenerate  their areas.

Adopting a tried and tested methodology to select and prioritise sites supports the preparation of a phase development programme to ensure resources are targeted in those areas with the greatest potential to yield results. Download the tool and information below, with compliments from Local Partnerships.

Together, the Energy Systems Catapult and Local Partnerships have produced a series of business case templates, specifically for use by local authorities planning local energy projects.

The templates, also available on Net Zero Go, aim to provide a framework for structured thinking with section headings, guidance notes, draft text, graphs and tables and suggested workshop sessions to assist in the development and sign off of local energy projects.

The templates are based upon the HM Treasury Green Book Five Case Model. They seek to follow and build upon the Better Business Case Guidance and Local Partnerships experience of support the development of these projects.

Templates available include:

• Heat Networks Strategic Outline Case
• Solar PV Strategic Outline Case
• Retrofit Strategic Outline Case
• Generic Strategic Outline Case
• Generic Outline Business Case

Local Partnerships has successfully supported Local Authorities to develop their business cases, if you would like to discuss your project with a member of the team, please contact Vicky Kingston.

Help us, help you deliver robust business cases for local energy projects!

To further support Local Authorities in the development and sign off of business cases for local energy projects, the Energy Systems Catapult and Local Partnerships have developed a short survey to understand more about some of the challenges that you might be experiencing and where more support could help progress the drafting and approvals process. give us insight into their experiences and thoughts on the templates then we can improve and develop these further’ – we can’t do it with out your help.

We would love to hear from you to help us identify what further support you require – fill in the survey.

Learn from the Local Partnerships “The Sourcing Playbook Case Studies“.

We’ve hand-picked case studies of local authorities that have integrated the principles of The Sourcing Playbook to level-up their procurement capabilities.

Now it’s your turn to gain valuable insights from their experiences and incorporate these lessons into your own local authorities. Click on the Case Studies link below to get started.

To support you to understand your markets and prepare for sourcing we have developed a template for market assessment and sourcing strategy development. This will enable you to take the approach set out in the case studies. These are linked below.

Welcome to a fun one hour journey into the ins and outs of KPI development.

We’re thrilled to present a series of captivating videos designed to guide you, step-by-step, in developing robust and meaningful KPIs (Key performance indicators) for local government procurement. This is the product of a collaboration among Local Partnerships, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) and the vibrant ed tech community.

Our mission is to make the complexities of KPI development accessible, practical and, above all, enjoyable. Whether you’re a procurement professional or a public service enthusiast, these videos offer an insightful perspective on enhancing the effectiveness of local government procurement operations.

Let’s dive into the world of procurement performance, together!

Olivia Labonté , Head of Local Government Commercial Capability