Local Authority Engagement Guide
How to reach the commissioners who actually place packages, and what to say.
What's inside
- Who to contact: commissioning, brokerage, transitions, social work teams
- What each of them cares about
- How to introduce a new service without being ignored
- What to bring to a first meeting
- Framework and spot-purchase routes explained
- Following up without becoming a nuisance
This resource is general guidance to help you prepare. It is not legal advice and it is not a regulatory decision — CQC and Ofsted make those. Always check the current official guidance for your service type.
Why Care Cove
Advice from someone who has actually done it
Care Cove is led by Sheunesu Matewe, who built a UK care business from nothing, achieved a Good CQC rating, supported more than 150 service users and completed a profitable exit — then started helping other providers do the same. Every process in this platform came out of doing the work, not reading about it.
- Built & scaled
- a UK care business from start-up
- Good
- CQC rating achieved as a provider
- 150+
- service users supported
- Exited
- the business profitably
Past experience is described for context. It is not a prediction or guarantee of any particular outcome for your business.
If you would rather not do it alone
Local Authority Engagement Package
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