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Insights and look ahead from DLUHC and TFDP
Jul
26

Insights and look ahead from DLUHC and TFDP

Description

The Towns Fund Delivery Partner has worked closely with you over the past 25 months. Starting from developing successful Town Investment Plans through our support with Business Case development and project support, TFDP has learned a great deal from the Towns across the country. As our programme ends, we want to share back with you insights from across the programme as you continue your journey to delivering transformational projects and programmes. This event brings together some of the TFDP leads to present insight from TFDP that can support Towns on your journey, moving into project delivery and how to make best use of TFDP resources going forward.

DLUHC will continue to champion the Towns Fund programme as an important part of levelling up. Supporting the 101 Towns through to project delivery and implementation will be an exciting journey, as you all begin to see change on the ground. Representatives from DLUHC will share their aspirations for continuing the success of the programme to-date and will answer questions about ‘what next?’ for the Towns.

About the speakers

Beatrice Andrews (Deputy Director, DLUHC) and Peter Sutton (Towns Fund Programme Delivery Lead, DLUHC)

Members of the TFDP team will share their insights during this session.

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s151 Officer Focus Groups
Jul
7

s151 Officer Focus Groups

Following the success of the s151 officer focus groups held in 2021, we are looking to hold further sessions for those who attended last year and extend the invite to all other s151 officers. The events intend to provide a platform for the officers to network and share experiences and create a legacy that could continue beyond the support from the Towns Fund Delivery Partner.

Towns should be ready to share their experiences and come ready with questions to ask relating to their s151 officer role and the Towns Fund programme.

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Levelling Up webinar: In conversation with DLUHC
Jun
9

Levelling Up webinar: In conversation with DLUHC

This event has now ended.

Description

We want to make sure all 101 Towns have the chance to make the most of our Levelling Up approach, both during this period and in the future.

That’s why we’re delighted to announce that the TFDP are hosting a webinar with one of the new directors of the Department of Levelling Up, Housing and Communities - Carmen Suarez. Here, you will have an opportunity to discuss your questions on Levelling Up and what it means for your Town.

To register for the event and to ask your question(s), click the button below.

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s151 Officer Focus Groups
Jun
8

s151 Officer Focus Groups

Following the success of the s151 officer focus groups held in 2021, we are looking to hold further sessions for those who attended last year and extend the invite to all other s151 officers. The events intend to provide a platform for the officers to network and share experiences and create a legacy that could continue beyond the support from the Towns Fund Delivery Partner.

Towns should be ready to share their experiences and come ready with questions to ask relating to their s151 officer role and the Towns Fund programme.

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s151 Officer Focus Groups
May
4

s151 Officer Focus Groups

Following the success of the s151 officer focus groups held in 2021, we are looking to hold further sessions for those who attended last year and extend the invite to all other s151 officers. The events intend to provide a platform for the officers to network and share experiences and create a legacy that could continue beyond the support from the Towns Fund Delivery Partner.

Towns should be ready to share their experiences and come ready with questions to ask relating to their s151 officer role and the Towns Fund programme.

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s151 Officer Focus Groups
Apr
5

s151 Officer Focus Groups

Following the success of the s151 officer focus groups held in 2021, we are looking to hold further sessions for those who attended last year and extend the invite to all other s151 officers. The events intend to provide a platform for the officers to network and share experiences and create a legacy that could continue beyond the support from the Towns Fund Delivery Partner.

Towns should be ready to share their experiences and come ready with questions to ask relating to their s151 officer role and the Towns Fund programme.

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Towns Fund Delivery Partner: understanding our continued support offer
Mar
9

Towns Fund Delivery Partner: understanding our continued support offer

Description

Working alongside CLGU Area Leads, the Towns Fund Delivery Partner (TFDP) is returning to provide support to the 101 Towns involved in the programme as you move into the project delivery phase. Our support will be available until July 2022.

The support provided by TFDP originally came to an end in November last year (2021). However, your feedback upon the closure of the last stage highlighted the value you found in the TFDP offer, and many asked for continued support. We have listened to that feedback and designed a third and final stage of the programme focused on providing you with the training, knowledge, and connections you need to deliver projects into the future. 

This includes some new programmes:

  • Project and Programme Management

  • Net Zero

  • Place Leadership Programme

  • Attracting Investment

We will also be continuing our support through web content, events, and 1-2-1 engagement with experts and your dedicated Town Coordinator.

Please join us for this live discussion to learn more about how to make the most of the support on offer from TFDP.

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Insights and look ahead from TFDP
Dec
9

Insights and look ahead from TFDP

This event has ended. A recording of the event can be found below.


Description

The Towns Fund Delivery Partner has worked closely with you over the past 18 months. Starting from developing successful Town Investment Plans through our support with Business Case development and project support, TFDP has learned a great deal from the Towns across the country. As our programme ends, we want to share back with you insights from across the programme as you continue your journey to delivering transformational projects and programmes.

This event brings together some of the TFDP leads to present:

  • Insight from TFDP that can support Towns on your journey, moving into project delivery

  • How to make best use of TFDP resources going forward (including business case resources)

About the speaker

Members of the TFDP team will share their insights during this session.


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Attracting Investment: Commercial Business Case and Partnership Models
Nov
24

Attracting Investment: Commercial Business Case and Partnership Models

This event has now ended.

Description

From the HM Treasury Better Business Case - Foundation training we have offered over the past months, we identified an opportunity to build commercial case understanding and confidence, especially where Towns are looking to a private / voluntary sector partner to bring the full range of design, build, finance, operate and maintain (DBFOM) services.

DBFOM arrangements are referenced in the Better Business Case - Foundation training.  The value for money challenge is to prove that the higher costs of private / voluntary sector financing is more than offset by the value brought by the private / voluntary sector partner in relation to bearing risk, bring innovation, integrating the DBFOM activities, and bringing due diligence and project delivery controls.

This workshop will focus on the use of various contract models / partnership approaches.  Our team have been drafting guidance on these issues, which will be available to the wider Towns Fund team on the 24 November.  Alongside the guidance will also be one-hour workshops on contact models / partnerships approach. 

The workshop will be an interactive event and we are planning for circa 50 attendees, to potentially include some of the investor community stakeholders already involved in other attracting investment events.

About the speaker

Mark Williams has now trained circa 80 managers from the 101 Towns participating in the Towns Fund as well as the central DLUHC team in HM Treasury’s Better Business Case – Foundation course, allowing them to go on to take the accreditation should they choose to.  During this training we have identified the commercial case gap above, which the guidance and the workshop on the 24 November will support.

Meanwhile, outside of the Towns Fund, Mark has trained over 1,000 public servants in the HMT BBC course, but also 200 public servants in the parallel Certified Public Private Partners (CP3P) guidance and course, which provides a strong foundation in DBFOM arrangements.

Mark has worked on numerous PPP / DBFOM and wider Commercial Models and Private / Alternate Investment / Financing projects over the last 25 years.  He will draw on the published guidance and combine it with the practical lessons learnt to support towns with the next, potentially most complex aspect of their Towns Fund programme of projects.


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Using Offsite to deliver Town Regeneration
Nov
23

Using Offsite to deliver Town Regeneration

This event has now ended. Please find a link to the recording below, along with a copy of the presentation slides.

Recording: Using Offsite to Deliver Town Regeneration - Zoom


Description

This webinar will help Towns to better understand how Offsite can help delivery assurances for quality asset delivery, faster and more efficient Town Regeneration. It will provide guidance on how to meet Construction Playbook targets for 25% construction projects to be delivered using MMC, Carbon Net Zero Targets and ensuring minimal disruption through MMC/offsite methodology.

More details about Buildoffsite can be found on their external partner page.

About the speakers

Fareita Udoh’s work with Buildoffsite includes lobbying for mass adoption of MMC, managing the events programme, setting up collaborative partnerships and working groups. Recently she initiated an industry wide review of the Water Industry Mechanical Electrical Specification for Chemical Dosing Offsite Units through collaboration with Water Companies & Supply Chain facilitation. She was also responsible for delivering an Industry report for the step change required for greater adoption of MMC commissioned by the Built Environment Communications Group.

Nigel Fraser is a longstanding contributor to Buildoffsite, currently as an Industry Advisor. He has broad experience as both a construction client and an offsite and low carbon product developer. He has also played a significant role in the development of standards and the delivery of ground breaking reports such as Out of Thin Air building over Rail using Offsite. Nigel delivered “An Offsite Sector Response to the Government’s Construction Playbook” in December 2020 and runs a series of workshops on how to deliver offsite industry wide.


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S151 Officer Focus Group
Nov
23

S151 Officer Focus Group

This event has now ended.

Description

We are pleased to announce a further s151 officer focus group, for both those who attended the previous sessions and extend the invite to other s151 officers. The event intends to provide a platform for the officers to network and share experiences and create a legacy that could continue beyond the support from the Towns Fund Delivery Partner.

Attendees should be ready to share their experiences and come ready with questions to ask relating to their s151 officer role and the Towns Fund programme.

About the speaker

Lisa is associate to Nichols Group and leads a not-for-profit enterprise, Oaqgrove, aimed at supporting government, local government, public sector and local communities in meeting their difficult challenges.

Lisa built her career in local government over 27 years up to 2013, the last 6 years in the role of Director of Finance. She became s151 Officer for Cheshire East Council in 2009. In 2013 she moved to the private sector, working for Link Group to provide business planning advisory services to local government and other public sector organisations and then founded Oaqgrove in 2019, her current position.


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Procurement Workshop
Nov
19

Procurement Workshop

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Description

This workshop will consist of an overview of the various procurement methods and how they can be applied to respective projects from a commercial and risk management perspective to achieve the best outcomes.

About the speaker

Wayne Butcher is a Director at Grant Thornton and is a qualified ACA accountant who leads our work in the delivery of engagements to local and central government across property including housing, leisure, and mixed-use development schemes and has a wealth of experience advising on similar engagements.

Wayne also leads our work on the funding and finance component of the Towns Fund with DLUHC, and leads our offering around real estate and assets.

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Financial Modelling Skills Workshop
Nov
16

Financial Modelling Skills Workshop

This event has now ended


Description

A Financial Model can be a powerful tool to supporting informed decision making by allowing sensitivities and scenario analysis, and also tracking the project through the operational phase. The purpose of this workshop is to help Towns understand some key best practice principles in Excel-based financial model development, and increase awareness of the benefits, and limitations, of financial models.

The workshop is aimed at Excel users and aims to raise awareness of key issues to consider in financial models for regeneration models.  By the end of the course, attendees should be able to:

  • Recognise ‘what good looks like’ in respect of a financial model structure and design – including identifying key features that would be expected to provide confidence to users

  • Construct simple calculation blocks in a best practice format, including indexation calculations

  • Understand key benefits and limitations of financial models, in the context of regeneration projects.

About the facilitator

Hiruni is a Manager in Grant Thornton’s Financial Modelling team, with over 6 years of experience working with public sector clients.

She is adept at building and reviewing financial models using international best practice for a variety of purposes including cashflow analysis, forecasting/budgeting, and evaluating financing decisions. Hiruni’s experience includes building financial models for local authorities to assist in options appraisals and business case submissions.

Hiruni is a chartered accountant and is accredited in the FAST Financial Modelling Standard.

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Developing the Business Case for Grant Funded Projects
Nov
5

Developing the Business Case for Grant Funded Projects

This event has now ended. A recording of the event and a copy of the presentation slides can be found below.


Description

This workshop will draw out key principles that Towns should consider in developing Business Cases for grant funded projects, focusing on the Commercial and Management Cases.

We will hear from the experience of Stapleford, before sharing experiences and proposed approaches amongst participants.

About the speaker

Mark Jones (Nichols) has over 30 years of experience in planning and managing infrastructure projects, with a focus on developing commercial and management cases for major projects. Mark also authored the templates, proportionality and best practice guides for the TFDP Commercial and Management cases.


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TDB Chair: Leading Successful Boards
Nov
4

TDB Chair: Leading Successful Boards

Following the success of the workshop held in August, we are pleased to announce a second session aimed at Town Deal Board Chairs. This session will be run by Kate Willard – TFDP Senior Advisor, business leader and Government-appointed chair to high-profile commissions.

In this 1.5 hour session, Kate will work hands-on with Board Chairs to discuss turning your great Board into a brilliant Board. She will share her experience working with TDBs across the country and facilitate discussion for Chairs to share their collective experience. This Chatham House rules session will be an environment for up to 8 chairs to speak freely to share lived experiences and advice on successful Board practices.

Note: This session is limited to 8 Chairs on a first-come, first-served basis


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Measuring Social Value Impacts
Oct
15

Measuring Social Value Impacts

This event has ended. A recording of the event and a copy of the presentation slides can be found below.


Description:

We invite you to join the sixth event in our ‘Measuring Impacts’ series. This series of workshops aims to provide you with more detailed guidance and support for measuring impacts in your Business Cases across six topic areas. During each session, the presenters will identify key resources and guidance to help you measure benefits and impacts in your Business Cases.

The session will include a short presentation, with plenty of time allowed for discussion.

This session, on Measuring social value benefits / impacts we will cover:

  • What is social value and how it relates to other benefits and impacts

  • When to account for social value benefits and impacts in the business case

  • How to identify and measure social value benefits and impacts

  • Methodologies for monetising social value benefits and impacts

  • Ensuring delivery and how to maximise social value benefits and impacts

About the speaker:

Maria Vitale is an experienced social value practitioner who works to maximise social value and socio-economic outcomes for communities through design, procurement and all other project stages. She co-authored the Institute of Economic Development’s research publication, ‘From the Ground Up – Improving the Delivery of Social Value in Construction’, was a contributor to UKGBC’s “Framework for Defining Social Value”, and has completed Social Return on Investment (SROI) training. She is currently the Framework Social Value Lead for Arup’s Strategic Partnership with Bristol City Council.


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Measuring Environmental Impacts
Oct
13

Measuring Environmental Impacts

This event has now ended. A recording of the event and a copy of the presentation slides can be found below.


Description:

We invite you to join the fifth event in our ‘Measuring Impacts’ series. This series of workshops aims to provide you with more detailed guidance and support for measuring impacts in your Business Cases across six topic areas. During each session, the presenters will identify key resources and guidance to help you measure benefits and impacts in your Business Cases.

The session will include a short presentation, with plenty of time allowed for discussion.

This session, on environmental benefits will provide an overview of the supplementary guidance to the Green Book covering the consideration of natural capital and environmental impacts in appraisal.

The event will provide an overview of ENCA (Enabling a Natural Capital Approach) resources, including data, guidance and tools to help you understand natural capital and how to take it into account in project development and appraisal. It will cover:

  • the natural capital framework

  • economic valuation of the environment

  • how project appraisal can incorporate natural capital

  • natural capital accounting principles and methods, benefits and challenges

  • applying natural capital at a local level

About the speaker:

Amy Carroll is an economist at Arup. Amy spent eight years working in the public sector as part of the Government Economic Service, including working in Defra and developing climate change policy. Amy has led development of a wide range of business cases and economic appraisals. As well as supporting the Towns Fund, Amy is currently working with the Environment Agency on climate resilience and adaptation strategies.


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Measuring Health Impacts
Oct
12

Measuring Health Impacts

This event has ended. A recording of the session and a copy of the presentation slides can be found below.


Description:

We invite you to join the fourth event in our ‘Measuring Impacts’ series. This series of workshops aims to provide you with more detailed guidance and support for measuring impacts in your Business Cases across six topic areas. During each session, the presenters will identify key resources and guidance to help you measure benefits and impacts in your Business Cases.

The session will include a short presentation, with plenty of time allowed for discussion.

This session, on Health and Wellbeing will focus on the different approaches a Town can take to measure the direct or indirect impact of H&W interventions. This will be drawn from the latest Green Book guidance and how to utilise Health Impact Assessments.

About the speaker:

Jenny Dunwoody has vast experience in conducting health impact assessments and has produced guides outlining how to calculate direct and indirect health benefits

Michael Towl has experience in liaising with Towns throughout the Towns Fund programme to help Towns apply Health and Wellbeing concepts


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Measuring Cultural and Heritage Impacts
Oct
8

Measuring Cultural and Heritage Impacts

This event has now ended. A recording of the event can be found below, along with a copy of the presentation slides.


Description:

We invite you to join the third event in our ‘Measuring Impacts’ series. This series of workshops aims to provide you with more detailed guidance and support for measuring impacts in your Business Cases across six topic areas. During each session, the presenters will identify key resources and guidance to help you measure benefits and impacts in your Business Cases.

The session will include a short presentation, with plenty of time allowed for discussion.

This session will focus on how to articulate the economic benefits/impacts of culture and heritage projects. This includes an overview of DCMS’s Valuing Culture and Heritage Capital framework, as well as different methods to quantify economic benefits of cultural and heritage assets / interventions, and key appraisal considerations.  

About the speaker:

Wendy Cheung is an experienced economics consultant at Arup specialising in business case development and economic appraisals of regeneration and infrastructure-led development. Wendy has a particular expertise in cost-benefit analysis and assessing the economic impacts of public sector-led proposals.

Drawing on six years of experience working with clients and multi-disciplinary teams to deliver robust and compelling business cases, Wendy had recently worked with a number of local councils to support both Future High Street Fund and Levelling Fund applications.


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CCS: Procurement in Environment and Sustainability
Oct
7

CCS: Procurement in Environment and Sustainability

This event has ended. Please see a recording and a copy of the presentation slides from the event below.


In conversation with Andrew Smith - Crown Commercial Services Environmental and Sustainability Lead

We are pleased to announce a further webinar hosted Crown Commercial Service, during which they will cover:

  • How procurement can help enable your regeneration projects;

  • How social value and decarbonisation reporting can be obtained to help not only with achieving any required targets but also for the wider benefit;

  • What are suppliers doing along with the customer market and how are they coping with the new regulations; and

  • How new routes to market for SME's are helping to shape the future for regeneration and in some cases rewilding projects.

About the speaker

Andrew joined CCS in 2018 as commercial lead in technology and carries with him three decades of technology sector experience working with global manufacturers through to SME consultancy services. Andrew is now CCS’s environmental and sustainability lead enabling the joining of his two passions being procurement and sustainability, working hard at delivering a better planet for all and helping on the relentless march towards Carbon Net Zero.

Andrew works with Central Government departments, the NHS, Local Authorities, Councils and Cities and across all CCS agreements to support the development of long term customer focused solutions that can contribute to not just the public sector net zero journey but a long term sustainable environment.

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Measuring Transport Impacts
Oct
6

Measuring Transport Impacts

This event has ended. Please see a recording of the session below, along with a copy of the presentation slides.


Description:

We invite you to join the second event in our ‘Measuring Impacts’ series. This series of workshops aims to provide you with more detailed guidance and support for measuring impacts in your Business Cases across six topic areas. During each session, the presenters will identify key resources and guidance to help you measure benefits and impacts in your Business Cases.

The session will include a short presentation, with plenty of time allowed for discussion.

This session, on transport benefits, will outline the types of impact that can result from transport interventions, considerations that need to be made when measuring them and the data and tools that can be used towards this.

About the speaker:

Kieran Arter is a transport economist with 17 years of experience, and a business case specialist within the TFDP. He is experienced in estimating economic benefits across all modes of transport and has a detailed understanding of guidance on measuring transport impacts, such as the Department for Transport’s Transport Analysis Guidance.


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Measuring Land Value Uplift Impacts
Oct
4

Measuring Land Value Uplift Impacts

This event has now ended. A recording of the event, along with the presentation slides can be found below.


Description:

We invite you to join the first event in our ‘Measuring Impacts’ series. This series of workshops aims to provide you with more detailed guidance and support for measuring impacts in your Business Cases across six topic areas. During each session, the presenters will identify key resources and guidance to help you measure benefits and impacts in your Business Cases.

The session will include a short presentation, with plenty of time allowed for discussion.

This session, on Measuring Land Value Uplift benefits / impacts will cover:

  • General principles and approaches to assessing LVU impacts

  • Advice on the type of evidence needed to calculate LVU impacts

  • Advice on how LVU impacts can be used in business cases and BCR analysis

  • Case studies and examples on where LVU has been used

About the speaker:

Danny Collins is a Director of Economics at Savills with over 15 years experience of development consultancy, specialising in property market analysis and economic benefits assessment of major development projects, including new master planned communities, town centre studies, and infrastructure projects. Danny has particular expertise in developing the economic case for public sector investment projects and has undertaken detailed studies on the LVU impacts of major regeneration and infrastructure projects. 


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S151 officer Focus Group
Sep
30

S151 officer Focus Group

Description

Following the s151 officer focus groups held in July/August, we are looking to hold follow up sessions for both those who attended the initial sessions and extend the invite to other s151 officers. The event intends to provide a platform for the officers to network and share experiences and create a legacy that could continue beyond the support from the Towns Fund Delivery Partner.

Attendees should be ready to share their experiences and come ready with questions to ask relating to their s151 officer role and the Towns Fund programme.

About the speaker

Lisa is associate to Nichols Group and leads a not-for-profit enterprise, Oaqgrove, aimed at supporting government, local government, public sector and local communities in meeting their difficult challenges.

Lisa built her career in local government over 27 years up to 2013, the last 6 years in the role of Director of Finance. She became s151 Officer for Cheshire East Council in 2009. In 2013 she moved to the private sector, working for Link Group to provide business planning advisory services to local government and other public sector organisations and then founded Oaqgrove in 2019, her current position.


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Better Business Case Training
Sep
23
to 24 Sep

Better Business Case Training

About this course

Better Business Cases™ is an initiative from HM Treasury and Welsh Government that aims to increase the skills of those involved in preparing or reviewing business cases.

The Better Business Cases™ training is made up of two parts, the foundation and practitioner levels. They are examined against HM Treasury's Green Book Guidance on Public Sector Business Cases Using the Five Case Model.

We are pleased to offer Towns the opportunity to complete the Foundation level. There are only 12 spaces available for this extensive two-day course, so it is likely that only one person per Town will be able to secure a place. However, we encourage anyone that is interested to register.

It should be noted that you must successfully complete the foundation level before attempting the practitioner level, which can be offered separately.

Foundation level

The Better Business Cases™ foundation level offers a comprehensive introduction to developing a business case using the 'Five Case Model' and HM Treasury's guidance.

Through tips and advice on good practice, pitfalls to avoid, mock exam questions, case studies and examples, you will gain:

  • insight into developing an effective business case that has public value at its core

  • the ability to better scope and plan investment decisions

  • the skills to develop a robust framework for transparent decision-making and quality spending proposals

  • a recognised qualification to relevant standards

Who is the course aimed at?

The Foundation level is aimed at everyone who needs an overall understanding of the process and who will be developing business cases, including:

  • decision-makers and senior responsible owners with responsibility for the successful delivery of programmes and projects

  • programme and project managers, project team members and their specialist advisers

  • those involved in the scrutiny and review of business cases

Course outline

Day One - Thursday 23rd September (9:00 - 16:30)

  • The need for the HM Treasury's guidance

  • The Better Business Cases™ Model

  • Developing iterative business cases

  • Strategic Outline Business Case

  • Outline Business Case

Day Two - Friday 24th September (09:00 - 14:30)

  • Full/Final Business Case

  • Examination preparation

  • Final plenary

Further details of this course can be found at the link below.

CIPFA's Better Better Business Cases™ Foundation course | CIPFA

 

About the trainer

Mark Williams BSc (Hons) Economics, FCA, CPFA

HM Treasury “Better Business Case” Trainer for Grant Thornton via CIPFA

Mark is a very experienced HM Treasury Better Business Cases (BBC) practitioner and trainer.  He has trained over 500 Public Servants through the BBC accredited training, including leading the business case training on the Cabinet Office’s Project Leadership Programme.  In Autumn 2020 Mark led the training workstream on the HM Treasury’s Green Book review, focused on “levelling up” and Net Zero.  As a practitioner, he has led on the development of business cases for local government regeneration schemes, new hospital developments, setting up new organisations and organisation transformation.

Mark also trains the certified Public Private Partnerships (PPP) professional course on behalf of CIPFA and has been active on a range of CIPFA boards for a long time.  His involvement with CIPFA, work on the Green Book review and historic role leading the Public Sector Industry training programme for a Big4 accountancy firm demostrate his passion for upskilling teams and experience in delivering training.


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The Role of Traffic Management in Regenerating Cities
Sep
15

The Role of Traffic Management in Regenerating Cities

This event has now ended. A recording of the event, along with the presentation slides can be found below.

Description:

Crown Commercial Service will be hosting this webinar. The session aims to give an overarching view of Crown Commercial Service Traffic Management Solutions and how new traffic management measures create a better environment for all users combining responsibility towards Safer Streets, Clean Air Zone and management of anti-social behaviour.

As Towns continue to prepare their Business Cases and look at the delivery phase of the projects, it is important that Towns look at what routes to market are available in this area and to consider factors such as; sustainability, social value and carbon net zero when aligning projects with their own local priorities and targets.

This session will include a 30/40 minute presentation, followed by a 20 minute open question and answer session. There will be no prep work for the Towns to undertake.

About the speakers:

Irene Crothers (Senior Account Manager – North Team) joined CCS in June 2019 responsible for developing customer engagement primarily in the Local Authority and Not for Profit sectors in the North East, Yorkshire & Humber region.

Alex Byrne (Senior Account Manager – North Team) joined CCS in July 2019 following 10 years in the education sector working to support recruitment and staffing solutions with a range of customers across the North.  At CCS he has been supporting Local Authority & Education customers to access a range of CCS solutions.

John Woolcock (Commercial Agreement Manager - Technology Services) has over 20 years’ experience in procurement. Public and private sector infrastructure and housing predominantly in procurement of large infrastructure projects.

Sonya Watts (Commercial Agreement Specialist – Technology Services) has worked for over 20 years in a procurement and commercial role in the Public Sector. She has experience in Network Services, Tech Services and Transport. 

Mark Baxter (Commercial Agreement Executive – Technology Services) carries 18 years’ experience in Public Sector Procurement with HMPO, MoJ and CCS. Marl also has experience working in Charity Sector procurement as a contractor for the Royal Voluntary Service.

Louise Harvey (Commercial Agreement Manager – Technology Services) has 22 years’ experience in private sector for an International Book Wholesaler. Louise is currently managing Road Traffic business and will work as a support to John Woolcock across all Transport related frameworks.

Matt Wells (Commercial Agreement Manager) is currently managing the Supply chain within the transport area.

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TDB Chair: Leading successful boards
Aug
20

TDB Chair: Leading successful boards

This sessions is for Town Deal Board Chairs, and it will be run by Kate Willard – TFDP Senior Advisor, business leader and Government-appointed chair to high-profile commissions.

In this 1.5 hour session, Kate will work hands-on with Board Chairs to discuss turning your great Board into a brilliant Board. She will share her experience working with TDBs across the country and facilitate discussion for Chairs to share their collective experience. This Chatham House rules session will be an environment for up to 8 chairs to speak freely to share lived experiences and advice on successful Board practices.

Note: This session is limited to 8 Chairs on a first-come, first-served basis. Further sessions will be made available based on demand.


This event is now at capacity, but please complete the form below to register your interest in future sessions.

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