Case study: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council Adult Social Care Service
Client: Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council – Adult Social Care Service Date: February 2018 – September 2018 Challenges faced by the...
Mutual Ventures
Sep 30, 20182 min read
Case study: Devon County Council and DYS Space
Date: September 2014 – June 2018 Challenges faced by the client: While part of Devon County Council, the youth service budget reduced...
Mutual Ventures
Jul 1, 20183 min read
Is a new delivery model right for my service?
Get a free assessment of the potential for an alternative delivery model for your service using Mutual Ventures' Delivery Model Detector....
Mutual Ventures
Jan 1, 20181 min read
What will 2018 have in store for public services?
If turmoil is the new mode of twenty-first century politics, then 2017 didn’t disappoint. It was tumultuous to say the least and there...
John Copps
Dec 14, 20173 min read
Public Services face the greatest uncertainty yet – but the show must go on
Writing for Public Sector Focus, MV Director Andrew Laird explores the impact central government instability has on services and what can...
Andrew Laird
Nov 1, 20174 min read
Libraries: alternative delivery models toolkit
Mutual Ventures has developed a toolkit to support library service managers, council commissioners and other stakeholders to consider a...
Mutual Ventures
Oct 19, 20171 min read
Combining the best of the public and private sectors: the case for Public Service Mutuals
Writing for the LSE politics and policy blog, MV’s Andrew Laird explores the case for public service mutuals in the current...
Andrew Laird
Aug 3, 20174 min read
Case study: Libraries Unlimited (formerly Devon Library Service)
Client: Libraries Unlimited and Devon County Council Date: June 2015 to July 2017 Challenges faced by the client: Public library...
Mutual Ventures
Jul 31, 20173 min read
New government-funded support for library service mutuals
“The best part of setting up a library service mutual is being able to design the service you’ve always wanted, rather than managing...
Mutual Ventures
Apr 3, 20172 min read
“We won’t get a better opportunity to redesign services – we must seize it” Report on the Deliveri
To download the presentations from the event, scroll to the bottom of this page. Organisations delivering health and social care in the...
Andrew Laird
Oct 18, 20163 min read
Building from rejection: Learning from your bidding mistakes
2016 and 2017 sees many public service spin-outs face the prospect of re-tendering for their core contracts. To mark this milestone, we...
John Copps
Sep 22, 20162 min read
Showing off your wider impact: Answering the social value question
2016 and 2017 sees many public service spin-outs face the prospect of re-tendering for their core contracts. To mark this milestone, we...
John Copps
Sep 15, 20162 min read
Better off together? Partnership bidding for public services
2016 and 2017 sees many public service spin-outs face the prospect of re-tendering for their core contracts. To mark this milestone, we...
John Copps
Sep 8, 20162 min read
Rising above the competition – putting the ‘wow’ factor into your bid
2016 and 2017 sees many public service spin-outs face the prospect of re-tendering for their core contracts. To mark this milestone, we...
John Copps
Sep 1, 20163 min read
Getting the basic right: seven tips on the nuts and bolts of bid writing
2016 and 2017 sees many public service spin-outs face the prospect of re-tendering for their core contracts. To mark this milestone, we...
John Copps
Aug 25, 20162 min read
Walking a mile in your commissioner’s shoes – Understanding the other side of the equation
2016 and 2017 sees many public service spin-outs face the prospect of re-tendering for their core contracts. To mark this milestone, we...
John Copps
Aug 18, 20162 min read
Got a plan? Your strategy for bidding for contracts
2016 and 2017 sees many public service spin-outs face the prospect of re-tendering for their core contracts. To mark this milestone, we...
John Copps
Aug 11, 20162 min read
Getting your foot in the door – where to start with business development
2016 and 2017 sees many public service spin-outs face the prospect of re-tendering for their core contracts. To mark this milestone, we...
John Copps
Aug 5, 20162 min read
Bidding for public service contracts
At times working with the public sector can feel like dancing the tango. Cycles of three-year contracts, the rigmarole of preparing bids,...
John Copps
Aug 4, 20161 min read
A new model for smaller providers to deliver at scale
Writing for Public Sector Executive, ahead of the Health + Care conference, MV’s Andrew Laird explains an exciting new model for health...
Andrew Laird
Jul 4, 20163 min read