Join The Consortium
We welcome applications from across the East of England.
All organisations wishing to apply for membership of the consortium need to complete a separate application form (Word Version). This includes the entire working group, who will have to apply for consortium membership alongside every other interested organisation.
If there are any aspects of this document that are unclear or that require further explanation, please feel free to contact Leonie McCarthy, who will be acting as the Partnership Development Manager – leonie.mccarthy@pcvs.co.uk.
Benefits of Consortium Membership and Associated Expectations
There are a number of general benefits that the consortium will generate for its member organisations. These fall under the following headings:
Further Details
- Interest in, support for, and promotion of the development and furtherance of the consortium as a whole and not merely the respective agendas or vested interests of certain member organisations
- Inputting ideas/information into & providing support for, joint tenders & applications
- Adhering consistently to the values of the consortium
Organisations need to complete the separate Application for Membership Form.
A formal application process is needed to ensure that organisations are actively committed to the consortium's vision and value base and can meet certain standards/thresholds.
To become a member of the consortium, organisations will need to demonstrate that they can meet certain eligibility criteria.
There will be 2 categories of membership available: full for organisations that are ‘contract-ready’ and associate for, organisations that are not yet ‘contract-ready’ but are working towards that status.
There are 10 key eligibility criteria divided into 2 parts:
- VCSE Sector (not-for-private profit organisations and social enterprises)
- Provision of services targeted at those who are most in need
- Area of operation
- Commitment to consortium working
- Commitment to sharing expertise
- Financial health
- Quality systems
- Suitable organisational policies
- Suitable governance
- Technical capacity