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Local Government Reorganisation (LGR) is transforming how waste and resource services are delivered, bringing complex challenges around contracts, infrastructure, staff, and service continuity. Our Navigating Waste and Resource Services through LGR Waste Toolkit provides both strategic and operational guidance, offering clear frameworks, checklists, and practical tools to help authorities manage change confidently and effectively.

Watch the webinar replay below and use the ‘Download Resources’ tab to download the LGR Waste Toolkit.

The Transformation and Innovation Exchange (TIEx) self-assessment tool provides a structured approach for councils to assess their performance against the critical success factors and key transformation characteristics of a high-performing local authority. Through a set of focused statements, TIEx enables teams to reflect on their current capabilities, identify areas for development, and highlight where additional support may be needed.

This toolkit is designed to help councils confidently deliver their own Transformation Challenge Review, a two-workshop process guided by the TIEx framework.

Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government (MHCLG) and Local Partnerships have worked together to bring you a new Business Process Mapping toolkit for procurement teams.

The Business Process Mapping toolkit is free and available for all councils to use.

Community Benefits Toolkit – Using renewable energy benefits to enable communities

This toolkit is designed to help local communities and authorities navigate the opportunities presented by large-scale renewable energy and grid infrastructure projects. As the UK moves towards greater energy independence, ensuring that communities share in the benefits is crucial. Over the next decade, more than £1 billion in community benefits will be available, creating a significant opportunity to drive forward local projects.

Navigating waste policy toolkit

2025 is a defining year for waste and resource management, bringing major policy shifts that will reshape the way local authorities operate. To support councils in navigating these changes with confidence, we’ve launched the Navigating Policy Toolkit—a free resource designed to help local authorities understand evolving policies, plan strategically, and lead effectively during this transformational time.

Watch the webinar replay below and use the ‘Download Resources’ tab to download the Navigating waste policy toolkit.

Commercial waste services are a vital component of effective Recycling and Waste Management strategies, directly influencing the reputation, operational efficiency, and financial health of local authorities.

Optimising these services can lead to significant improvements in performance and financial outcomes for local councils.

The Commercial Waste Toolkit is designed to support local authorities in evaluating and enhancing their commercial waste operations. A well-structured commercial waste service not only enhances service delivery but also drives profitability, market share, and adaptability to future policy changes. At Local Partnerships, we have a proven track record of helping local authorities successfully navigate these critical transitions.

This Commercial guidance and toolkit is intended to take councils through a structured and robust approach to considering commercial activity.
Following this introduction, there is an overview of key overarching considerations setting out what commercial means for councils and how this can be achieved.

The overview is followed by five stages representing a commercial journey. These cover the commercial lifecycle from developing a commercial strategy through to reviewing success and addressing issues that reviews may highlight. Below each of these main sections there is more detailed guidance providing additional information around subjects such as the skills, capability, culture and structure of your service/s.

A new toolkit for local authority funding bid preparation in advance of the next round of the Levelling Up Fund has been launched. It will help councils improve the quality of their Levelling Up Fund bids and select projects that are most likely to succeed in attracting an award.