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Updated 9th February 2010
In September 2009 Manchester City Council (MCC) and the Legal Services Commission (LSC) announced that they had reached agreement on developing an exciting new model to jointly commission social welfare advice and legal services across the City. With a budget of £9million over three years this is the largest procurement exercise for frontline advice and legal services and provides an opportunity to transform the service received by the residents of Manchester.
MBARC is working with the LSC and MCC to support this procurement process. To assist potential providers we have established this web-site to provide a single page where all relevant documentation can be held. If there are documents that you would like to see included on this page please e mail your request to manchester@mbarc.co.uk
As part of the commitment to working with providers and potential providers, both the LSC and MCC have been consulting on their draft specification. In this section you will find:
The Draft Specification Document
Please note that this is a draft only and will be subject to change over the coming period of consultation
Questions and Answer from the event held on 20th January 2010
A Short Paper: Key Issues Raised
Consultation Responses Received
The Case for Change Consultation Document
Central to the aim of this procurement process is service that is better targeted at meeting the needs for advice and legal services.
Equality Impact Assessment (EIA)
MCC and LSC have undertaken a joint EIA against the Draft Specification. Comments on this EIA are invited to arrive no later than 9th March by email to manchester@mbarc.co.uk
Please note that all comments sent to this address may be made publicly available