Commissioning and procurement of adult social care

Commissioning is the process where we identify, buy in and monitor services to meet the needs of residents. The Council spends over £300 million every year on a wide range of goods, works and services to help us provide services to the people in the borough.

What do we commission?

We commission a range of services to meet the needs of vulnerable adults living in Hackney. These include supported housing, mental health services, Telecare, supported employment and meals on wheels. There is a focus on preventative services in order to reduce the number of people requiring support.

• view our current contracts which are out to tender
• supported housing commissioning strategy

Working with providers to provide quality services

We aim to improve the outcomes for residents through the use of local services. We work with providers either through commissioning activity or market development facilitation to ensure that a diverse range of services are available to promote positive outcomes for local people. Outcomes can be defined as goals which a person wants to achieve. For example, to travel independently on public transport could be an outcome for a person receiving services from us. The procurement activity ensures these services are supplied effectively and efficiently.

• commissioning and procurement stakeholders and projects

Reviewing user needs

We consistently review the needs of local people with the involvement of a wide range of partners, including service users and carers to identify any change in needs or the market.

• commissioning for personalisation user and carer involvement framework
• user forum contact details

Hackney Partnership Forum

Our learning disability partnership forum meets four times a year to bring together people who use our services, carers, commissioners and other people who work with learning disabled residents to give them a say in decisions about local services.

The forum’s four working groups focus on health, community, where people live, and independence to help us improve local services and make Hackney a better place for learning disabled people.

Minutes

23 Oct 2019

June 26 2019

20 March 2019

12 December 2018

3 October 2018

11 July 2018

16 May 2018

Provider forum

We hold a provider forum four times a year to share information with local providers.

February 2017 documents

• group notes
• safeguarding notes
• finance update slides

October 2016 documents

• agenda
• group notes
• independent support fund slides
• personalisation introduction presentation
• personalisation presentation
• personalisation at Peter Bedford Housing Association presentation

Market position statement

Our market position statement is developed for current and potential providers to share local knowledge and inform their service development.

• market position statement

Commissioning and procurement cycle

Commissioning and procurement is an ongoing process with four stages – analyse, plan, do and review – which ensures that services are improved and developed to reflect past experience and current community need.

• commissioning and procurement cycle diagram

Implementation plan for adults with autism 2016-17

Our implementation plan for adults with autism provides ways for people with autism and their families and carers to get involved in making sure that the national strategy is implemented locally.

• implementation plan for adults with autism 2016-17

Mailing list

If you would like to contact us or be included on our mailing list for events and news, email adultcommissioning@hackney.gov.uk.