Member resource: The Commissioning Environment

As organisations run by and for Deaf and Disabled people, DDPOs bring huge amounts of value to the services they deliver and their community. Most DDPOs are small providers and locally based. They benefit from the lived experience of their members, staff, volunteers and trustees: able to provide services well matched to local need and […]

As organisations run by and for Deaf and Disabled people, DDPOs bring huge amounts of value to the services they deliver and their community. Most DDPOs are small providers and locally based. They benefit from the lived experience of their members, staff, volunteers and trustees: able to provide services well matched to local need and an authentic voice for issues important to local Deaf and Disabled people. In addition they are a valuable source of employment for Deaf and Disabled people and a community asset.

Despite their value DDPOs experience a number of barriers that get in the way of them bidding for, or winning, public sector contracts. The evidence in this guide was gathered from the experiences of Inclusion London’s network of over 70 London DDPOs.

This guide will:

  • Help you understand some of the barriers faced by DDPOs in the current commissioning environment
  • Help you think about what action you can take to improve your chances of winning contracts and attracting funding
  • Help you think about action you can take to influence commissioning practice

 

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Related Inclusion London resources:

  • Promoting Collaboration between Deaf and Disabled People’s Organisations (coming soon)
  • Understanding and Demonstrating the Full Value of DDPOs (coming soon)