Growing the Microprovider Market in Nottinghamshire

1. Growing the Microprovider Market in Nottinghamshire Nottinghamshire County Council Adult Social Care and Childrens Services

2. Presenters • Claire Poole – Optimum Workforce Leadership • Michael Fowler Procurement • Maria Ward – Stakeholder Manager East Midlands Chamber of Commerce and D2N2. • Christine Buck – Childrens Commissioning Alternative Education Provision • Phil Smith – SEND Local Offer/ Short breaks • John Stronach – ASCH Strategic Commissioning

3. Setting up a Business • Maria Ward - Stakeholder Manager – East Midlands Chamber of Commerce and D2N2.

4. Business Status Need to register Company with HMRC as either • Sole Trader / self employed • Partnership • Limited Company • Social Enterprise / not for profit / charity • Full details on each status can be found at https://www.gov.uk/set-up-business

5. Setting up a Business • John Stronach – Strategic Commissioning

6. Legal considerations • Insurance requirements (Public Liability / Employer Liability Insurance) • Registration with Regulatory body

7. Setting Up a Business • Phil Smith– SEND Local Offer

8. Childrens regulations • CQC Regulated Activity (Health & Social Care Act 2008): • OFSTED Regulated Activity (Childcare Act 2006): • Voluntary registration: • PLEASE NOTE: Regulated activities cannot be dual registered with both the CQC and OFSTED.

9. Setting Up a Business • John Stronach – Strategic Commissioning

10. Developing your idea • Is it desirable? • Is their a place for your service in the market? • Can it generate a profit? • Is there room for growth? • Is their a demand for the service?

11. Health and Social Care Information Legislation Organisations

12. Setting Up A Business • Maria Ward – Stakeholder Manager – East Midlands Chamber of Commerce and D2N2.

13. Help to Start and Grow Your Business • DWP Self Employment Work Coaches • Ask your DWP office for more information or see the .gov.uk website • Nottingham Business Ventures • Start up support, start up grants and loans • D2N2 Growth Hub • Start your business • Grow your business • Access to finance • Skills and Employability

14. Growing a Business • John Stronach – Strategic Commissioning

15. Potential Gaps in the Market • ASCH Market Position Statement (MPS) HW • Joint Strategic Needs Assessment (JSNA) HW • Notts Help Yourself Provider Corner (JS) • Provider Bulletin (JS)

16. Different ways of accessing Payment • Self funders • Direct Payments • Personal Health Budgets / Integrated budgets • Contracted Services

17. Contract Opportunities • Michael Fowler - Procurement

18. The website address for our e-tendering portal is www.eastmidstenders.org Contract Opportunities

19. The website address for our e-tendering portal is www.eastmidstenders.org Once you have registered on Procontract you will have a dedicated account. You must ensure you keep your account details up to date so automated messages sent from Procontract are received by your organisation. Contract Opportunities Company details View audit history Description: Keywords: Number of employees: Classifications: Company registration number: VAT registration no: Location: Workgroups

20. Contract Opportunities You need to register interest to be able to access more information about the project (i.e. tender documents)

21. Contract Opportunities

22. Question Sets (Responding to Online Questionnaires) Contract Opportunities Click on Answer question to view the full details about that question

23. Question Sets (Responding to Online Questionnaires) Contract Opportunities Submitting the Tender Response When all information is added, the response controls should show all in green so then the ‘Submit response’ button is no longer greyed out. This means you can now submit the response by clicking Submit response.

24. If you are new to completing tenders there are many resources available on-line and many organisations that are willing to sell their services to support you in completing tenders. You may also consider collaborating with other organisations and offer your services as a part of the full service. This could be through a sub-contracting relationship where a lead provider manages the contract and sub-contract you to provide part of the required service. You may also consider a consortium arrangement where business partners join together to offer a full service. They can be or real benefit where a public contract requires different areas of expertise. They also allow suppliers to compete where they may otherwise not have the scale, equipment, geographic reach or expertise to take the contract on individually. Contract Opportunities

25. Growing a Business • John Stronach – Strategic Commissioning

26. What could the Council expect of my organisation • Contract Monitoring requirements • Quality Assurance requirements • Digital Technology (payments)

27. Short Breaks Service • Phil Smith – SEND Local Offer

28. Short Breaks Service • Short breaks for disabled children and young people aged 5 -18: • Provides an opportunity for time away from their primary care givers • Also provides respite for parents/carers. Target Groups: • Children on the Autistic Spectrum. • Children and young people with complex health needs; • Children with moving and handling needs; young people 14+ • Children with challenging behaviours associated with other impairments

29. Short Breaks Cont Scope of The Service • Countywide. • Individual Support – Sitting/befriending, accessing activities in the community, support with care routines including occasional overnights. • Holiday, play and community activities – Group activities

30. Short Breaks Service Gaps • Provision in Bassetlaw, Newark and rural areas of Rushcliffe • Providers who can support with complex/medical/health needs and personal care needs • Group Provision for 12+ & experience of supporting CYP with challenging behaviours

31. Alternative Education Provision • Christine Buck – Alternative Education Provision

32. Alternative Education • Used by Nottinghamshire to provide part-time education for pupils with or without EHC Plans for whom full-time provision is not currently appropriate/available. • Provision can provide education : • Pending a full-time placement (e.g. new in county) • Individually designed to address the needs of the individual (e.g. anxious learners) • As part of a package (e.g. part-time academic and part-time social/vocational package)

33. Alternative Education Service Gaps • Rural areas of Nottinghamshire, particularly Bassetlaw and South Rushcliffe • Vocational courses needed particularly in the North of the County • Alternative Providers who are able to deliver academic qualifications (particularly IT and Science), together with exam provision.

34. What could the Council expect of my organisation • Quality Assurance requirements for Short breaks and Alternative Educational Provisions.

35. Optimum Workforce Leadership • Adele Drohan – Optimum Workforce Leadership.

36. Optimum Workforce Leadership Optimum supports Owners and Managers to develop themselves, their businesses and their workforce: • National and local news and updates • Learning and networking • Business development and improvement • Funding • Recommended & Regulatory Training requirements https://www.nottinghamshire.gov.uk/owl

37. Panel Questions and Answers

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