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National Consortium of
Social Enterprises
Regional Roadshow
Welcome and Domestics
NCSE Managing Partners
3SC
Social Enterprise UK
Social Firms UK
Lead agency in third sector
consortia development
Sector Lead in Social Value
& Localism Acts
Experienced NOMS partner
Experience of winning and
running contracts
Expertise in policy and
practice
Emphasis on creating jobs
for disadvantaged people,
eg ex-offenders
Experience of partnership
building
Extensive networks
National support body for
SFs & WISEs, providing
tools and advice
Key Policy
Drivers
o The Public Services (Social
Value) Act 2012
o The Localism Act
o The Big Society Agenda
o The EU Sustainability
Agenda
“Civil Society organisations have told us
that contract size
is one of the greatest impediments
to their winning contracts”
HM Government December 2012
Making It Easier To Work With The State
NCSE Vision
That Social Enterprises are able to
offer more employment opportunities
to disadvantaged individuals as a result
of winning contracts to deliver public
services
Benefits of NCSE
Commissioners
Single point of contact
National strength/local delivery
Diversity of supply chain
A stronger more resilient VCSE
Risk management/mitigation
Social return on investment
Innovation meeting needs
Social Enterprises
Bidding resource
Flexible scale
Increased scope of services
Reach across geography
Increased negotiating power
Compete with national
organisations
Stronger voice/influence
NCSE Key Outcomes
1. Growth of SE sector participation in public service
delivery so also revenue, size and profile.
2. Increased delivery against the EU Sustainable
Development Strategy by England’s SEs.
3. Increased availability of employment for offenders
and other disadvantaged groups
4. Diversity and plurality of providers who offer
personalised support to the disadvantaged individual
“Consortia building is key to involving
small civil society organisations in the
delivery of public services”
HM Government December 2012
Making It Easier To Work With The State
NCSE Mission
To improve the ability of the social
enterprise sector to participate in the
delivery of criminal justice and other public
services, and increase its share in the actual
delivery of such services
Stronger Together
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Shared bidding resources
Ensuring always contract ready
Provide a range of integrated resettlement support
Increase traded services
Compete against big national organisations
National reach with local delivery
Maximises mix of suppliers available to NOMS
Specialist providers have greater impact together
NCSE Member Benefits
• Opportunity to gain (more secure) income
through public services contracts
• Networking – new partnerships & skills, sharing
ethos and best practice
• Influence & help shape NCSE
• Discounts
• E bulletins
NCSE journey
Conclusion
• Working together makes you stronger in lots of
ways
• Sign up is simple it will only take a few minutes
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• Package of member benefits on completion of
second stage application
• This project is funded by the National Offender
Management Service Co-financing Organisation
and European Social Fund
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