ArcBlue worked with individual compact members of the initiative to achieve the following outcomes:
- To help implement change;
- Conduct masterclasses and workshops; and
- Establish a compact action network where reps from the compact regularly work together to explore opportunities to use their procurement practice to achieve the objectives of growth.
Several elements formed our approach:
- ArcBlue created a Social Procurement Toolkit – the first of its kind in Australia;
- This tool was a step by step guidance in support for undertaking social procurement;
- It assisted businesses to prepare tenders and sub-contract work particularly in capital projects; and
- Provided guidance for both buyers and suppliers.
ArcBlue utilised its suite of tools particularly Dashboards.
- Created Dashboards for each of the 43 compact members and the region;
- Collected spend and employment data from all 43 compact members;
- Dashboards integrate their own data with regional economic and other data sets to help track the impact of their local and social procurement practices; and
- The regional dashboard collates information across all members and looks to track, analyse and report on the impact of the program.
We performed Economic Modelling, including:
- Working with 12 pilot compact members to analyse spend; and
- The data was integrated with a range of other data sets to estimate the impact that a change in spend patterns could have on the regional economy and job creation.
