1. Procurement Training & Consultancy
Services Employment Services
Services
Social Value & Procurement

2. Fusion21
• A true social enterprise providing a range of
specialist services in social housing for over 10 years
• Self-sustaining, profitable, business model – with no
reliance on funding
• Developed first “Intelligent Procurement” model
• Membership grown from 7 to over 130 across the
country

3. Fusion21
• Is a housing consortium which establishes and manages EU
compliant procurement frameworks for social landlords
• Developed social clauses within contracts that require the
supply chain to commit to a training and employing local,
long-term, unemployed people
• Works with all social landlords (LA, ALMO, HA)
• Principles can apply to any area of public spend or sector
• Model also works and extends into, the planning system

4. Intelligent Procurement
Procurement Training &
Services CORE Employment
Services
AIM
Saving
money &
generating
Generating Savings social value Creating Skills and
through Collaborative Employment
Procurement Opportunities
More for
Less

5. Funding Social Value
Intelligent Procurement = Delivering efficiency, protecting
margins and securing social outcomes
Contractor Profit
Supplier Profit
Contractor Profit
Risk Supplier Profit
Risk
Social Action Fund
Contract Cost
(materials, labour etc) Contract Cost
(materials, labour etc)

6. Frameworks
Solar PV
Windows Gas
Kitchens FM Retrofit &
& Doors Servicing
Thermal
Energy
Painting Insulation
Bathrooms Kitchens Lifts Perf.
& Repairs Systems
Certs.
Heating Void Ground
Roofing Digital TV
Systems Security Works
New Legal Insurance
High Rise Consultants
Services
Build Services

7. Social Programmes
• Fusion21 Skills Programme – an “open” programme to train
unemployed in construction skills (e.g. “Lads & Dads”, targeted estates,
• Offender programmes – within prison estate and beyond the gate
• Women into construction initiatives
• NEETs programmes
• Shared apprenticeship programmes
• Community projects
• Job clubs
…….Delivered by our
own in-house training
team and local social
enterprise partners

8. Summary of outcomes
Managed +£600m of joint procurement activity
Generated over £55m cash savings for members
Created over 1000 jobs linked to procurement
Helped thousands of local people with training
Over £30m injected back into the local economy
Multi-award winning business model
Leading & promoting social enterprise

9. Procurement & Commissioning
"Good commissioning is much more than just
procuring services.”
“It is delivering customer-centric outcomes for
an area, through the process of specifying,
securing and monitoring services to
meet people's needs at a strategic level.”
Ref: an amalgamation of definitions created by The CBI and the Audit Commission .

10. Partnership
Working
• Combined total spending
power of circa £400m/yr
• Collective membership of over
1100
• 69 active framework
agreements
• National coverage with
regional delivery
• Over 50 years combined track
record

11. Procurement Training & Consultancy
Services Employment Services
Services