What is the Co-operative Councils Innovation Network?
The Co-operative Councils Innovation Network (CCIN) is a national network currently comprising of 22 local authorities who are committed to finding better ways of working for, and with, local people for the benefit of their local community. CCIN membership is from across the UK including local authorities from the following areas: Bassetlaw, Cardiff, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Islington, Knowsley, Lambeth, Liverpool, Milton Keynes, Newcastle, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Norwich, Oldham, Plymouth, Rochdale, Salford, Sandwell, Southampton, Stevenage, Sunderland, and Telford & Wrekin.
CCIN members believe that the unprecedented challenges facing the public sector and local communities mean that traditional models of ‘top-down’ governance and service delivery are no longer fit for purpose. The Network is keen to foster a new approach, and that the founding traditions of the co-operative movement – collective action and co-operation, empowerment and enterprise – offer a foundation for fresh and innovative solutions to help tackle the challenges of today in genuine collaboration with communities.
Membership of the CCIN is open to any UK local authorities who share the belief that working co-operatively with communities holds the key to tackling today’s challenges.
To find out more about the CCIN, go to the CCIN website.
CCIN Consultancy Framework
The CCIN needs to fill the capability and capacity gap they have in delivering this bold aspiration for change. They are in the process of awarding a framework contract (up to 3 years, up to £25m) for 16 suppliers who:
- inspire and design innovative co-operative policy over a number of policy areas and themes, with a focus on delivering differently and redesign of public services in line with co-operative values and principle
- demonstrate the ability to build capacity and leave a legacy that continues to deliver outcomes even after the funding and supporting resources have moved out
- bring credibility and profile to the work of the CCIN reaching across a wide range of sectors and agencies
Any local authority joining the CCIN will be able to use the framework. Direct awards can be made up to £50,000, with mini-competitions above that level.