Local Partnerships is jointly owned by HM Treasury, the Local Government Association and the Welsh Government. We were formed in 2009 to help the public sector deliver local services and infrastructure.
We work with local and national government and other public sector organisations to deliver effective, timely and affordable solutions to the challenges they face – for the public good.
Local Partnerships' main responsibility is to deliver expert support to the public sector that provides confidence, additional capacity and commercial capability, helping make best use of limited resources as demands for services continue to rise.
We have produced an Impact Report to reflect the activities of Local Partnerships and the successes we have helped our clients achieve in 2017-18. During this period we continued to deliver the well-regarded services that are familiar to our partners across areas such as waste collection and disposal, renegotiation of public sector contracts, energy, digital transformation, keeping projects and programmes on track, and helping councils tackle the housing crisis.
We deliver national programmes of support, commissioned by central government departments but delivered locally, such as assisting councils in the 15 most polluted urban areas across England improve air quality.
This is the first impact report we have produced and we have made a commitment to produce one every year.
Our strategic position across national and local government gives our clients a unique insight into current best practice and market intelligence from across the UK, improving your chance to succeed.
We provide short, inexpensive but effective reviews to project owners on high risk projects or programmes where public sector organisations have to keep them on track.
We support councils in their response to the public sector reform agenda, social investment and councils' transformation programmes to create more efficient or alternative service delivery models.
We support local authorities that seek to take an active role in the energy market.
We provide support to the Welsh Government to deliver Welsh Government Energy Services.
We work on physical development, property and asset management, including asset rationalisation. We support local enterprise partnerships, regeneration teams, and those responsible for enterprise zones and housing delivery.
Our infrastructure work boosts the capacity and capability of our clients. We act as "critical friend", helping them to plan strategically, solve complex commercial issues and increase delivery confidence.
We review and support the renegotiation of public sector contracts to make savings, including reducing the cost of complex PFI contracts, and providing support with the management of outsourced contracts.
Re:fit is a procurement initiative for public bodies wishing to implement energy-efficiency and local energy-generation measures to their buildings or their estate and support services.
Or "other". There are a number of projects we are working on that do not fall into the traditional categories.
Our Waste team help clients to plan strategically, solve complex commercial issues, manage programmes or projects effectively and increase delivery confidence.
The Knowledge Hub is a platform providing the latest guidance and resources for local decision makers investing in transport, skills and housing reports.
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