Consultancy Support for Information Sharing

Tender description

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) consists of local councils, public sector partners and Local Enterprise Partnerships working together to improve economic and social outcomes for local people, and to move powers from Whitehall to the West Midlands. The WMCA strategic decisions must be informed by evidence. Research and intelligence helps the CA to support West Midlands’ people and deliver the devolution agenda by informing debates, exploring options, freeing up resources, and evaluating new ways of working. Our ambition is to deliver improved outcomes for local residents, inclusive growth, more preventative and cost-effective public services, and reduced overall public expenditure in the region. Our strategic vision for research and intelligence is: “to create actionable insight supporting improved outcomes for WM residents, by informing WMCA decision making”. The development of the WMCA Office of Data Analytics (WM ODA) provides an opportunity to increase the impact of research and intelligence in improving outcomes for WM residents, particularly by: • Taking a region-wide overview and working efficiently across organisations, whilst also understanding local contexts • Ensuring our research is reliable and robust by developing common principles, standards, methodologies, tools and training. • Building a holistic view of citizens and businesses by improving information sharing and analysis across WMCA partners and national government. • Creating a culture and approach for the safe and effective sharing of information.