Procurement and Commissioning Best Practice
- ESSU Research Report No 2: Options Appraisal Criteria Matrix by Dexter Whitfield
- This ESSU Research Report focuses on appraisal criteria, which are a fundamental part of the options appraisal process. It outlines out the key stages in the appraisal process. As options appraisal becomes a more common tool in public management there is evidence that ‘appraisal bias’ is leading to pre-selected options and construction of particular outcomes by the selective use of evidence and narrow evaluation criteria. Yet a rigorous and investigative approach can be very productive, directing attention to longer-term needs rather than short- term interests. The Options Appraisal Criteria Matrix has twelve sections, which cover the full range of issues that should be taken into account in appraising options (June 2007).
- Commissioning and Procurement Toolkit for Local Government and Health
- New Commissioning and Procurement Toolkit for UNISON Northern (April 2008). It is divided into 11 parts covering: The Political Economy of Commissioning and Procurement, Developing a Branch strategy, Reviewing Services, Efficiency reviews, Shared Services Projects, Options Appraisal, The case for in-house provision, Capital works and BSF/PFI/PPP projects, Procurement and commissioning process, Protecting jobs, terms and conditions and Community and social benefits from procurement.
- Management Consultants: A Best Value Handbook
- This handbook provides a comprehensive critique of the use of management consultancy and arguments against the uncritical use of external advice. It identifies important issues which must be taken account of in any decision to use management consultants, and provides a practical guide to the procurement process and engaging management consultants for local authorities, health bodies, public bodies, trade unions and community organisations. Centre for Public Services (1999).
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