breaking boundaries april 2012. what is breaking boundaries ? for local authorities this means...
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Breaking Boundaries
April 2012
What is Breaking Boundaries ?
• For local authorities this means working outside of the public sector
• Offering services directly to third parties
• Making third party alliances with appropriate organisations
• Joint marketing
• Including works and services in the offer
• Access to wider services such as legal, regulatory etc.
Why Break Boundaries ?
• Stretching staff with a variety of work and market place deadlines
• Retaining skills
• Maintaining critical work loads
• Increasing individual and organisational flexibility
Criteria for Breaking Boundaries ?
• Must not be counter to Islington’s corporate aims
• Have general executive approval
• No unreasonable financial risk
• No significant PI or reputational risk
• Cannot detract from delivering services to Islington
Types of Breaking Boundaries ?
• Works
•House clearances
•Groundworks
•Bespoke fitters service
• Consultancy at the Private/Public Boundary
•Client support
•Bid support
•IT development
•Product review
Examples of Breaking Boundaries ?
• Works
• Housing Association lumber clearance
• Grass cutting and leaf clearance in schools
• Horticultural services for Police stations
• Mower repairs and servicing for Inns of Court
• Consultancy at the Private/Public Boundary
• Critical friend for contractors and consultants with public term contracts
• Quality bids for contractors
• Energy purchasing for colleges and councils
• Software development and evaluation
Typical Breaking Boundaries ?
Fitters third party works -12 months
0
50,000
100,000
150,000
200,000
250,000
Apr11 May11 40695 July11 Aug-11 Sep-11 Oct-11 Nov-11 Dec-11 Jan-12 Feb-12 Mar-12
Breaking Boundaries - Client Lists
Public Sector
GCHQ
Pentonville Prison
Holloway Prison
Royal Mail
Met Police
Islington NHS
London Councils
Lambeth
Kensington & Chelsea
L B Harrow
L B Enfield
L B Haringey
L B Camden
L B Barnet
City of London
LB Waltham Forest
LOTAMB
Types of Breaking Boundaries ?
Schools & Colleges
City & Islington College
Lambeth College
Samuel Rhodes School
Housing
Peabody Estate
Eton House
St Pancras HA
Hyde Northside
Private
Middle Temple
Project Centre
Enterprise
Lincolns Inn
Atkins
EnterpriseMouchel
Summary of Breaking Boundaries
• Works
• Staff esteem has increased together with financial awareness
• Customer care has improved due to dealing with more demanding private clients
• Income has removed the need for redundancies
• Consultancy
• Valuable insights into preparing and evaluating bids
• Success in quality bids has confirmed what we are ‘doing right’
• Tempo of working and programming has improved
• Services have been retained and alliances developed with consultants