Fiona Sheil was responsible for co-ordinating NCVO’s programme of seminars, training and advice work on public service commissioning and procurement. Fiona left NCVO in October 2013 but we have retained her blog posts for reference.
In response to the frequent complaint raised by the voluntary sector that accessing commissioners is something of a mystical art, NAVCA have published a short guide on how to identify and contact the correct commissioning or procurement officer, entitled Where is your commissioner?