Brief:

Plan B were engaged to provide bespoke business training support for the Chamber's Business Academy.

Prime activities:

Key support activities included

“Plan B designed and delivered a series of customer and business management related training modules for the Chamber’s Business Academy. 

Delegate feedback, scores and comments relating to the training were very positive.”   Chris Jones,  Business Development Manager,  Shropshire Chamber of Commerce

Brief: Plan B was engaged to provide strategic input into the planning and preparation for the Partnership’s ‘spin out’ from Local Authority to Social Enterprise

Prime activities:

Key support deliverables included

• Support with submission of funding applications (e.g. H.M. Government’s Regional Growth Fund)
• Supporting organisational transition activity planning
• Supporting preparation for the emerging enterprise to become a UKAS accredited Green Deal Certification Body

“Plan B provided significant advice and input into process and procedural documentation for the emerging social enterprise that was an important element in the UKAS accreditation process. Philip Hartley – Head of Operations, Catalyst Mutual CIC

Brief: Plan B was engaged to provide interim contract management support for existing service contracts on behalf of the West Midlands Kick Start Partnership.

Prime activities:

Key support deliverables included

• Governance of contract meetings
• Development of requisite contractual processes and procedures
• Establishing an interim regulated advice service
• Identification of contractual performance deficiencies and determining remedial action plans
• Negotiating winding up of service contracts

“Plan B provided comprehensive contract management services on behalf of the Partnership introducing rigor and scrutiny to existing and newly commissioned contract service provision”. Adenike Titiloye – Kick Start Programme Director

Brief: Plan B was engaged to support an external procurement process on behalf of the West Midlands Kick Start Partnership. 

Prime activities:

Key support deliverables included

• Development of service specifications
• Development of contractual and Invitation to Tender documentation
• Design of service deliverables
• Service mobilisation planning
• Service deployment oversight

“Plan B provided vital input into the service specification and procurement documentation. Plan B acted as an important conduit between the Local Authority’s Legal Services and Procurement Departments to help ensure services were commissioned and mobilised as required”.  Adenike Titiloye – Kick Start Programme Director