Doncaster Council

Delivering better services

The strategic objective of partnering is the delivery of better services to citizens through the creation of sustainable partnerships between councils and suppliers in the public, private, social enterprise and voluntary sectors for the delivery of services and the carrying out of major projects, including construction.

The strategic objective of collaboration is to obtain better value by bringing councils and other public bodies together at local, regional and national levels to combine their buying power and create shared services.

Partnering

Within procurement, 'Partnering' means the creation of sustainable, collaborative relationships with suppliers in the public, private, social enterprise and voluntary sectors to deliver services, carry out major projects or acquire supplies and equipment. The benefits of the partnering approach include:

• Better designed solutions
• Integration of services for customers
• Access to new and scarce skills
• Economies of scale and scope
• Investment
• Community benefits (including) jobs and local economic effects.
  

Collaboration

This describes the various ways in which councils and other public bodies come together to combine their buying power, to procure or commission goods, works or services jointly or to create shared services. Collaboration is a form of public-public partnership. Its major benefits are economies of scale and accelerated learning.