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Commissioning Toolkit for Children’s Centres

Welcome to the revised (April 2011) Commissioning Toolkit for Children’s Centres.  The aim of this document is to provide information about the commissioning process and to guide you through how to commission services that are high quality, meet local needs and are value for money.

The toolkit provides you with templates when you are commissioning services, including:

  • Example Service Specification
  • Letter of Agreement Template
  • Mid Contract Template
  • Consultancy Contract Template
  • Monitoring Template
  • Contract Checklist
  • Quotes Temple
  • Pre Purchase Checklist

If you have any questions or feedback about the Commissioning Toolkit for Children’s Centres please contact Julie Reddish at the email address below.

Email: csf.commissioningchildrenscentres@hertscc.gov.uk

The following documents form part of the Children's Centres Toolkit (updated April 2011):

Document 1- Guidance Revised
Document 2 - Policies and Procedures
Document 3 - Appendix Contents Revised

Appendices:

Appendix 1 - Document 4 Example Service Specification Revised
Appendix 2 - Document 5 CRB Disclosure and Vetting and Barring Scheme
Appendix 3 - Document 6 Letter of Agreement Template
Appendix 4 - Document 7 Mid Contract Template
Appendix 5a - Document 8 Consultancy Contract Template for Less than 10k
Appendix 5b - Document 8 Consultancy Contract Template for More than 10k
Appendix 6 - Document 9 Monitoring Template Revised
Appendix 7 Document 11 Contract Checklist Template
Appendix 8 - Document 10a Risk Assessment Flowchart Employers Liability
Appendix 8 - Document 10b Risk Assessment Flowchart Public Liability
Appendix 8 - Document 10c Risk Assessment Flowchart Professional Indemnity Risk
Appendix 9 Document 12 Quotes Template
Appendix 10 Document 13 Pre Purchase Checklist Template
Appendix 11 Document 14 Reducing Insurance Levels
Appendix 12 Document 15 Consultancy Contract Checklist
Appendix 13 Document 16 Hiring and Leasing Checklist
Appendix 14 Document 17 Frequently Asked Questions
Appendix 15 Document 18 Employed or Self Employed Guidance
Appendix 16 Document 19 Employment Status Questionnaire
Appendix 17 Document 20 Parenting Support Guidelines
Appendix 18 Document 21 Parenting Support Checklist
Appendix 19 Document 22 Parenting Agreement Template
Appendix 20 Document 23 Letter of Extension
Appendix 21 Document 24 Letter of Variation

The CSF Commissioning Team has changed its name to:

“Children and Young People Commissioning Team”

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