Collaborative Commissioning - Thinking differntly about commissioning public services

This report was commissioned by the EQUAL Social Economy Scotland Development Partnership in partnership with the Scottish Government Third Sector Division  and produced by Forth Sector Development.

Collaborative Commissioning is a discussion paper. It explores the potential for public sector agencies to think differently about how to commission services for people. It suggests several new approaches to commissioning, based on the principle of collaboration, and focuses on getting the best possible outcomes for the people directly affected by services. 

Collaborative Commissioning is part of a suite of publications aimed at increasing the role played by social enterprises and other third sector organisations in the delivery of public services. The approaches suggested in this paper would all lead to a crucial and growing role for the third sector, working closely with service commissioners as partners in delivery.

Any questions or comments should be directed to the Third Sector Team, Scottish Government, on Geoff.Pope@scotland.gsi.gov.uk.