Bridges Outcomes Partnerships is a not-for-profit social enterprise. We work with Government, community groups and specialist partners to create more collaborative, more flexible services that support people to improve their lives.
HOW IT WORKS
Unlike many Government-commissioned services, our projects are not delivered according to a set specification. Instead, the commissioner commits to paying for the achievement of agreed delivery milestones linked to measurable improvements in people's lives.
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By switching the focus to what these projects achieve rather than how they're delivered, these 'social outcomes contracts' enable a very different approach to the delivery of essential services.
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It creates much more scope for a range of stakeholders to collaborate on service design. It gives front-line teams much more flexibility to adapt and personalise the service they deliver. And it ensures that everyone involved has very clear accountability for delivering effective services that demonstrably improve lives.
The Bridges team has helped to structure, launch and project-manage over 50 of these ‘social outcomes contracts’. Together, our projects have supported more than 25,000 beneficiaries.
RESULTS TO DATE
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£36m
Committed to SOCs
£57.5m
Social outcomes achieved
82
Commissioners
25,261
Beneficiaries
105
Charity and social enterprise partners
WHAT WE DO
Our partnerships are supporting young people and adults to transform their lives across a number of key policy areas:
Young People
Working with schools, children's services and other areas of Government to help young people achieve their potential.​
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Family Therapy
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Fostering & Adoption
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Schools
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Education, Employment and Housing
Adults
Empowering vulnerable adults to improve their lives by helping them access better housing, support services, training and employment.
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Health, Wellbeing & Independence
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Homelessness Prevention
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People Sleeping Rough
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Support for Vulnerable Women
CASE STUDY: A NEW APPROACH IN KIRKLEES
Kirklees Better Outcomes Partnership in Yorkshire works with local people to help them live independently and strive towards their ambitions around employment, training and access to health services.
WHO WE ARE
The Bridges Outcomes Partnerships team brings together experts in policy, programme management, data analysis and impact measurement, with significant experience of working across the public, private and social sectors.
PARTNERS
Since 2012, we have worked with over 60 central and local Government officials across a range of policy areas, including:
