Sarah-Joy has worked extensively with both local authorities and registered providers, as well as national governments.
Replay: Sourcing Playbook: learning through doing in local government
Sarah-Joy Lewis
30 Oct 2023
Introduction
Our Sourcing Playbook Webinar was to share the learning from our DLUHC funded Hands-On Sourcing Support Programme, through which 16 councils were supported to put the sourcing playbook into practice.
We were joined by DLUHC and some of the participating councils to discuss how the Sourcing Playbook can best be used by local government and reflect on key lessons learned from the experience. There was plenty of opportunities for audience Q&A to ensure that practical advice could be taken away in the areas that matter to you.
In the years since its initial launch as the “Outsourcing Playbook”, the Sourcing Playbook has been iterated to ensure it reflects best practice and is as useful a guide as possible. While written primarily for a central government audience, the core best practice is relevant across the public sector. This webinar will help to bring to life the benefits of the Sourcing Playbook, and how best it can be relied on through hearing from peers about their experiences putting the playbook in to practice.
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Who is the webinar for?
This webinar has practical guidance about project delivery and is suitable for anyone involved in procurement, whether as part of a service or a corporate team. It will be particularly beneficial for those with an upcoming complex or strategic procurements.
Presenting the webinar was Sarah-Joy along with Olivia Labonté from MHCLG (the programme sponsor) Victoria Bayley, Head of Whole Life Commissioning at Wiltshire Council and Katie McAuley-White, Project Officer at Warwick District Council.
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