Third Sector Leeds, Forum Central and Voluntary Action Leeds have worked in partnership to research the key factors that make for successful third sector consortia in Leeds.

The strength of the third sector in Leeds is built on a wide range of networks, from loosely-defined groups of organisations that work together, to long-standing formalised consortia. Forming a consortium is the practice of entering into an agreement with partner organisations to deliver a service together.

Third Sector Commissioning, Collaboration and Partnership Group builds on Leeds ’strong history of collaboration and partnership working to maintain and further develop the strength of joined up working between the 3rd sector and the public sector in Leeds, particularly as it relates to commissioning and joining up our service delivery in the city. As such the group provides important discussion space for undertaking joint work and to address emerging priorities.

This document reports the findings of research into the views and experiences of third sector organisations working in consortia. Key themes from the research include:

• what organisations felt worked well
• what they would do differently
• identifying good practices and opportunities for improvement

Views from a range of commissioners across the local authority and health organisations, and from third sector infrastructure support organisations, are also included. The purpose of this paper is to inform future commissioning and consortium delivery in the third sector.

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