What we do
Alliance contracting is a people-centred approach to commissioning that drives collaboration, innovation and outstanding performance.
By having one contract, everyone is focused on the same vision. It’s a way of working that builds relationships and trust, embeds a culture of co-production, and leads to solutions and outcomes no partner could achieve alone.
This kind of collaborative commissioning can be used in service delivery, co-design, research and development, innovation and change programmes.


How we do it
We’ve been helping public services adopt alliance contracting for 10 years, and we’re seeing powerful changes happen.
Our team can help you take your first steps towards collaborative commissioning. Or if you’re ready to fully implement an alliance contracting approach, we offer end-to-end support, including:
- leadership support
- business case and project planning
- co-production and strength-based approaches
- workshops and events for collaboration
- whole system performance frameworks
- individual and team coaching
- procurement design
- launch planning and ongoing support
Resources
Explore a range of learning resources and creative outputs from our projects.
Introduction to Alliances course
Our free online course allows you to learn about alliances in your own time and at your own pace.
Alliance contracting leaflet
Get our leaflet about alliance contracting by clicking the button. Or for an informal chat about how we could help your organisation, get in touch.
Related Projects
Growing knowledge and practice about alliance contracting
Hosting the first UK Alliancing in Health and Social Care Symposium and faciliating Alliancing Peer Networks.

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