Please click on the link below for an introduction to hact's Collaborate project and the Collaborate resource kit, which consists of eight worksheets. Collaborate aimed to help small, community-based housing support providers to thrive within the emerging Supporting People framework through collaborative approaches to bidding.
http://www.hact.org.uk/uploads/Collaborate_intro.pdf
A strategy for change – this worksheet explains changes that are taking place in Supporting People commissioning and the impacts for small providers. It also provides tools for developing an appropriate strategy for the future.
http://www.hact.org.uk/uploads/collaborate_worksheet1_final.pdf
Large/small partnerships – this worksheet examines how large/small partnerships can bid for Supporting People contracts: how to make the relationship work, pros and cons for small organisations, issues to be considered and other available resources.
http://www.hact.org.uk/uploads/collaborate_worksheet2_final.pdf
Consortia – this worksheet looks at the strategic questions involved when an organisation decides to bid collaboratively for a Supporting People contract.
http://www.hact.org.uk/uploads/collaborate_worksheet3_final.pdf
Developing positive relationships - this worksheet focuses on issues raised in the process of building consortia in order to bid collaboratively for a Supporting People contract.
http://www.hact.org.uk/uploads/collaborate_worksheet4_final.pdf
Influencing the process - most Supporting People commissioners are keen to involve the voluntary sector in discussions about the commissioning and procurement process. This worksheet outlines how providers can influence the process.
http://www.hact.org.uk/uploads/collaborate_worksheet5_final.pdf
Legal issues - this worksheet provides a brief introduction to the most common structures for collaborative working and to some of the issues that need to be taken into account when developing legal agreements that capture the relationships between partners.
http://www.hact.org.uk/uploads/collaborate_worksheet6_final.pdf
Writing the bid - this worksheet contains general advice on bid-writing when bidding collaboratively for a Supporting People contract.
http://www.hact.org.uk/uploads/collaborate_worksheet7_final.pdf
Implementation - this worksheet distils some of the key points that have come out of other reports on collaborative bidding for Supporting People contracts, including insights from hact's Collaborate project.
http://www.hact.org.uk/uploads/collaborate_worksheet8_final.pdf