Commissioning

Commissioning

To achieve the priorities and outcomes in the Police and Crime Plan, we commission a number of different providers to help with the delivery of services, which will benefit the communities of West Yorkshire, reduce crime and help victims to cope and recover from the harm they have suffered. It is through a combination of partnership working and working with West Yorkshire Police that the Plan will be delivered, and ensure that the communities of West Yorkshire are safe.

Our commissioning strategy sets out the Mayor’s vision to commission safe, just, and inclusive community-based services and activities. It highlights our commitment to supporting our region’s Third Sector, to ensuring value for money, and to providing the highest quality services for our communities and those impacted by crime.

View the Policing and Crime Commissioning Strategy 2022 -2024 (PDF 231KB)

West Yorkshire victims services funding 2022 to 2025

Overview of all the commissioned services and projects with allocated funding for the financial years 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 from the Ministry of Justice Grant Funding in Relation to Local Commissioning of Victims’ Support Services for West Yorkshire. The allocations are subject to change and this information will be updated every three months or as required to reflect changes in allocations.

Ministry of Justice Grant Funding in Relation to Local Commissioning of Victims’ Support Services for West Yorkshire 2022 to 2025 (PDF 334KB)

Commissioning community based service delivery – Contracts and Grants 2020-21 (PDF 299KB)

Commissioning community based service delivery – Contracts and Grants 2019-20 (PDF 347KB)

What is commissioning?

Commissioning is the way we plan, buy, deliver and evaluate services for the communities of West Yorkshire. Commissioning includes;

• Commissioning new services.
• Re-commissioning a successful service.
• Varying a commissioned service to respond to changing need or resources or legislation.
• Decommissioning a service that is no longer required or where the provider has failed to comply with requirements.

Our Commissioning Principles

The following principles will be applied to the commissioning process within West Yorkshire. The principles set out how we will manage our process either as a single commissioner of goods and services, or in any collaborative or joint arrangements with partners.

View the Commissioning Principles (PDF 89KB)

Our Commissioning Process and De-commissioning

In order to be fair, transparent and consistent, all commissioning and grant funding activity will follow our agreed commissioning or de-commissioning processes. This will ensure that that any investment is in line with the Police and Crime Plan and needs analysis, and is aligned to strategic commissioning intentions.

View the agreed commissioning process (PDF 108KB)

View more information about de-commissioning (PDF 76KB)

Contact the Policing and Crime Commissioning Team

If you have any queries or need to get in touch, please email the Policing and Crime Commissioning Team on pccommissioning@westyorks-ca.gov.uk.