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Principles met

  • Co-production

    We will develop systems that enable citizens to be equal partners in designing and commissioning public services and in determining the use of public resources.

  • Innovation

    We will embrace innovation in how we work with local communities to drive positive change.

  • Learning

    We will capture and ‘expand’ the experience and learning from individual projects and approaches in order to encourage broader application of co-operative principles within individual member Councils and across the Network.

  • Maximising social value

    We will support the development of a framework and criteria for social value, giving substance to the concept and supporting Councils with the tools to ensure better local social and economic outcomes.

  • New models of meeting priority needs

    In exploring new ways of meeting the priority needs of our communities we will encourage models, such as co-operatives and mutuals, which give greater influence and voice to staff and users. in designing and commissioning public services and in determining the use of public resources.

Exploring collaborative approaches to improve support for young people affected by violence and exploitation across London. 

  • Who: Mayor’s Office for Police and Crime Commissioning (MOPAC)
  • When: September 2022
  • Where: London
  • What: Collaborative commissioning advice and guidance

The challenge

Some young people affected by violence and exploitation in London were missing out on support because services weren’t accessible to them.

The Mayor’s Office for Police and Crime Commissioning (MOPAC) wanted to explore how providers could offer joined up services and support, with one clear entry point.

To help MOPAC and its partners take brave steps into a more collaborative way of working, the Ideas Alliance delivered a package of support that combined energy and confidence with creative approaches and technical expertise. 

What we did

Co-designing the service

First, we facilitated a co-design process that aimed to make sure services reflected young people’s priorities, built collaboration between providers and commissioners, and lay the groundwork for collaborative commissioning.

In an initial workshop, we supported commissioners, providers and partners to reflect on the current system’s strengths and challenges. Then we held four appreciative design sessions open to everyone in the sector, which used creative techniques including:

  • storytelling to draw out best practice
  • Lego Serious Play to help people dream up new solutions
  • a ‘fish bowl’ session to enable young people to critique what the group had designed. 

Throughout the process, we focused on rebalancing power and building more collaborative relationships. Alongside this, we worked with young people to understand what mattered to them, facilitating some focus groups and mentoring the commissioners to run others.

We then ran a final workshop on alliance contracting for providers and commissioners

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