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ELeP once again have worked closely with OGC Buying Solutions to secure further savings on software licences through their Select Agreement with Microsoft.
Both Hyndburn and Ribble Valley Borough Councils have received savings in excess of 15% on their current Voice Calls and Line Rental Charges through a new Framework Agreement established by the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) Buying Solutions.
Tender success for local company in the award for the Service and Maintenance of Portable Fire Extinguishers!
Our two lucky winners were drawn at random, each winning £100 for their time and effort.
The five partners of ELeP project to save up to £72K per annum by joining an existing Framework Agreement through the Department of Constitutional Affairs (DCA) for the provision of Office Consumables.
Last year over 6000 residents across East Lancashire were consulted on ‘Living and Working in East Lancashire’. Find out their views and opinions.
The first of the joint panel surveys for 2007/08 is now coming to an end, with fieldwork having completed on 3rd August.
The time has arrived for the Programme Office to start work on a three year Business Plan. The aim of the plan is to capture the aspirations and objectives of all our Partners.
A Feedb@ck Citizen's Panel member from the Ribble Valley area has just won £100 for letting her local Council know her views on Healthy Living in East Lancashire.
The second of the two joint panel surveys for 2007/08 has now ended, with fieldwork having completed on 28th March. The survey looks at the following topics:
East Lancashire e-Partnership was formed in 2001.
Taking a long term view on service improvement.The partnership produced its original business case in January 2003.
Improving services for our customers...Process Transformation is often referred to as Business Process Re-engineering (BPR), and is characterised by a methodical approach to assessing how we currently deliver services in one specific area, and what changes can be made to the process to incorporate new ways of working to achieve a new improved state that meet the organisations aspirations.
Informed Policy making for local communitiesLocal policy making can only be as good as information available and at present crime,...
An opportunity for new partners to join the East Lancashire e Partnership (EleP) was outlined to Lancashire Chief Executives in October 2005.EleP is embarking on an exciting new phase of development in 2006 and the proposal is that it evolves into a sub regional collaborative (working title: Excellence Lancashire) helping other Lancashire district authorities to build upon the success enjoyed by East Lancashire district authorities presently.Since forming in 2001, the East Lancashire e Partnership (EleP) has achieved significant success in terms of driving service improvement amongst the five East Lancashire district councils through the pragmatic use of technology.
This area includes agendas and minutes from the Cheif Executives meeting over the past 12 months.
This area includes current versions of the Partnership Governance documents.Constitution AgreementIndemnity AgreementProgramme GovernanceMemorandum of Association
The Joint Committee consists of two nominated members from each authority who oversee the partnership's progress towards its vision.
Welcome ELeP PartnersThis part of the website acts as a document storage facility for partners in the East Lancashire e Partnership.Minutes,...
This area controls and manages all documents relating to the Co-Ordination Board (which has now replaced the Programme Board) and Joint Committee. This includes such items as agendas and minutes form previous meetings, presentations, budget summaries presented at the end of each month, project progress reports and more. The list will become more extensive as we progress through the new year and documents will be refreshed as new versions are created.Just to give you a quick overview if you are new to ELeP:Co-Ordination BoardEach authority nominates one officer to sit on the Co-Ordination Board (these officers are usually of Director status).
The vision for the Web Transactions Project is defined as: To jointly procure an e-forms package and jointly develop electronic forms to make our websites more interactive and provide more services online The objectives of the project are: To manage and co-ordinate the development of web forms for Council services across all five of the ELeP authorities.To work with the Contact Centre Partnership to facilitate integration of the newly e-enabled services with the shared services contact centre.
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The Co-Ordination Board is an advisory group, which assists the Programme Office in managing partnership activities and preparing recommendations for the Chief Executive Group.
This area includes ELeP Newsletters as distributed out to all our members,...
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This area includes minutes from the Joint Committee over the past 12 months:...
The East Lancashire e Partnership (EleP) Programme is the 'Engine Room' of the Partnership, which has been successfully delivering improvements in service for citizens in Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley & Rossendale areas since 2001.
The procurement process in all five partner councils was complex and fragmented.
Develop a single East Lancashire procurement strategy, in line with council strategic objectives; Identify a governance framework to ensure the efficient operation of an East Lancashire procurement project and ensure that the interests of all stakeholders are represented; Utilise learning, best practice, and support from the National e Procurement Project; Support local SME's through developing a price policy to ensure that their business is not significantly diminished through the opportunities of large national contracts, and focusing on supplier enablement from the outset; Form a central East Lancashire procurement unit and appoint a joint Procurement Director to drive the project, initial project management responsibilities followed by longer-term responsibility for joint contracts, on-going monitoring of contract compliance and benefit tracking.
The East Lancashire Procurement Service has enjoyed much national acclaim in recent years.
Part of the Procurement Service's vision is to ensure that the work we do does not exclude the local business community or the voluntary sector.
Burnley Borough CouncilKim Larter (01282 425011)Tom Forshaw (01282 477133)Hyndburn Borough CouncilDerek Rydeheard (01254 388111)Joe McIntyre (01254380683)Pendle Borough CouncilHarry Nuttall (01282 661952)Kevin Stansfield (01282 661879)Ribble Valley Borough CouncilLouise Ashcroft (01200 413203)Lawson Oddie (01200 414434)Rossendale Borough CouncilGillian Hampson (01706 252444)Phil Seddon (01706 252465)ELePAndy White/ Anne Burton (01282 661373)
As part of the annual strategic procurement planning process,...
The East Lancashire e-Partnership has won a major national award for its pioneering work in local government procurement.
E-GOVERNMENT bosses in East Lancashire won a 'highly commended' award after cutting thousands of pounds from council procurement costs.
This area includes meeting minutes from the past 12 months'...
The East Lancashire Procurement Service has run a number of e-auctions and enjoyed great savings as a result.
Please find details below of the Protective Clothing contract.ITT DocumentsOriginal BasketPQQSpend Detailse-Auction ReportsContract due for renewal - June 2007
Please find below the register for ELeP managed contracts.Contract Register ELeP
Standard documents for:...
Established methods of buying, ordering and paying for goods were in effect in most authorities two to three years ago.
This area includes meeting minutes from the past 12 months'...
The Procurement Service has been set up by our five district authorities to help achieve efficiency and product savings across East Lancashire.
This section will provide extra information including presentations and guidance notes.OGC Seminar Nicola Hallsworth gave a presentation in London to OGCBS on 15th Feb 2006.Social Enterprise EventELeP and the Third Sector event Nov 2005 Presentation.
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We are monitoring our spend and continue to scrutinise our purchasing and create efficiencies.
TRAK (Tender Readiness Audit Kit) Introduction The climate has changed for third sector organisations across the country.
A recent tender exercise undertaken by the East Lancashire e-Partnership in conjunction with the NWCE and the OGC has led to the award of the IT Hardware contract for Burnley, Hyndburn, Ribble Valley and Rossendale to Hewlett Packard. This proposed Framework Agreement includes the purchase of Laptops and Desktop/Screen bundle packages.The Framework Agreement is now in place with effect from the 1st November 2006.
A recent decision has been made to use PrintDirect (print department for Lancashire County Council) as an additional mechanism when retrieving quotes for external print requirements. The authorities will therefore be able to benefit from the economies of scale that Lancashire County Council were able to exploit when they undertook the tender exercise for print and print related services in April 2005.The types of print included within the service are as follows:NewspapersLetterheads/Compliment SlipsSheet-fedGeneral StationeryFoldersExhibitionsThe sevice provided by PrintDirect is currently in a trial phase with a savings report due early December regarding current take-up. There is no obligation involved once a quote has been received from PrintDirect and the cost for the service is included within the quote. The authorities currently involved with the trial are as follows:HyndburnPendleRibble ValleyRossendaleIf your authority requires a quote for external print requirements,...
Please find below the Highlight Reports for ELeP procurement within the past 12 months'...
This contract involves the following commodities:...
The Partnership was first established to help five district councils implement the challenging and costly e-Government agenda.
TWO young East Lancashire women are inviting their peers to take part in Local Democracy WeekThe campaign, now in its eighth year, aims to raise awareness of local government among young people and challenges local councils to involve youngsters in the democratic process.Sarah Yates, 19, of Gisburn, and Melissa Watts, 24, of Rishton, with the backing of the East Lancashire e-Partnership, are asking local youngsters to get onboard.They are being invited to use a series of innovative consultation methods, such as online surveys, sms texting, "millionaire" handsets and PDAs, to make their views known.Sarah, who was the "face" of the Government's Say It! Campaign, said: "A healthy democracy thrives on active citizenship and I will certainly be using these methods to have my say during Local Democracy Week."Melissa added: "It is vital that young people engage with local government.
Young people have their say on their future within East Lancashire Young people across East Lancashire had the opportunity to win ipods while having their say on local issues and helping businesses and regeneration bosses plan for the future.
The partnerships objective is to improve consultation through new and efficient processes,...
Please click here - Consultation Diary The Feedback PanelInnovation in Consultation Methods
AchievementsAs a partnership, we have been able to appoint a full time specialist to help co-ordinate and improve our consultation activity, a resource which as individual councils we would otherwise not have been able to afford.We have been able to pool this resource and additional skills from the partner councils to develop an innovative peer learning approach enabling us to share experiences and competencies across the organisations at a fraction of the cost of commercial conferences and seminars.StaffingThe position of a fulltime post for the Co-ordinator of the Feedb@ck Citizens' Panel has been filled since July 2004.
What is the Feedb@ck PanelFeedb@ck is a group of citizens selected to represent the views of the local community.
The project provides the ability to pilot innovative methods of engaging a wide range of citizens in order to create a more effective and joined up approach to consultation.
Online surveys also help us to cut down on postage and data inputting costs, so the completion of surveys by Panel Members electronically has been actively encouraged.
Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) have been used on several occasions by the Partnership to undertake street surveys.
This is about the use of a handset technology in lecture theatres designed to allow increased interactivity in lectures.
What are e-PanelsCitizens' panels are now seen to be a key part of Local Authority consultations.
Partners in the collaborationThe East Lancashire Joint Consultation project consists of the Borough Councils of Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Ribble Valley and Rossendale working together as a joint partnership using a collaborative approach to developing a Citizen's Panel underpinned by new technology.
BenefitsSince the Consultation Partnership was created back in 2004, Partners have been reaping numerous benefits which in turn benefit the community which they serve.
This section covers Newsletters sent out to members on the Feedb@ck Citizens panel within the last 12 months'...
AdvantagesInteract with the communityIncrease participationTarget young peopleBe inclusiveFor people with hearing disabilitiesExcellent communication tool eg.
AdvantagesQuick,...
Feedb@ck - The Joint Consultation Service It has been recognised there was a need to improve and make more efficient the ways in which citizens are consulted, having identified the value of working together as a partnership, sharing the infrastructure and information, using the efforts to deliver better services to citizens.
Hyndburn Corough CouncilScott Butterfield (01254 380207)Kelly Down (01254 388111)Rossendale Borough CouncilMiladur Rahman (01706 252413)Mike Riley (01706 252413)Pendle Borough CouncilSara Mumby (01282 661965)Kris Barker (01282 661614)Ribble Valley Borough CouncilMichelle Haworth (01200 414592)Rebecca Midgley (01200 414592)Burnley Borough CouncilRob Dobson (01282 425011)Tom Forshaw (01282 425011)
Please find below minutes from the Consultation Board meetings:...
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A background to the project looking at:the partnershipthe project'...
Service Level Agreement (downloadable document)
Feedb@ck - The Joint Consultation ServiceIt has been recognised there was a need to improve and make more efficient the ways in which citizens are consulted, having identified the value of working together as a partnership, sharing the infrastructure and information, using the efforts to deliver better services to citizens.
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The Project Initiation Document for Procurement for 2005/06
The Project Initiation Document for Consultation for 2005/06
The Project Initiation Document for the Programme Office 2005/06
This document is a functional specification for the East Lancashire e-Partnership (ELeP) Local Intelligence System
This document outlines the business case for the development and use of an LIS, it's potential applications and benefits, the necessary steps to achieve these, and the likely implications to partners of the project.
Current Business Plan for year 2004-06
Latest Business Plan to commence with effect from April 2006
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