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In this webinar our expert panel answered questions from commissioners and leaders of social enterprises and charities. Its practical insights will support anyone developing partnerships between public authorities, social enterprises and the wider social economy sector.

It also explored what might change following the introduction of the Government’s new Public Procurement Bill and how to build on progressive practice in the context of the Bill. Watch here:

Held on 21st September 2022, it was chaired by Jonathan Bland with a panel consisting of Bianca Byrne, Interim Director of Adults Strategic Commissioning, Policy & Improvement, Croydon Council; Liz Perfect, Assistant Director for Strategic Partnerships, Barnardo’s and Julian Blake, Partner, Stone King.

The fifth in our series of Procurement to Partnership Toolkit webinars, it is essential viewing for commissioners of public services seeking to develop more long-term, strategic partnerships and more collaboration between commissioners and social enterprises (as DCMS recently recommended).

This webinar and our toolkit are part of our ongoing work to help the growth and impact of social enterprises delivering public services. The toolkit is a step-by-step guide to realising purpose-alignment and making it work for local communities, so please look around via the links below, send your questions through this email and get involved.

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