http://www.helg.org/Get the Latest Document Updates From HELG.orgCopyright HELG.org2010. All rights reserved.The MHA seeks to increase cross-authority working through joint procurement and embedding best practice. This is an updated case study now that the MHA has let its own schemes contract. http://www.helg.org/documents/Midlands Highway Alliance May 10.pdfSummary of the fourteen successful local authority submissions for DfT 'Element 2'asset management funding.http://www.helg.org/documents/Element 2 Submissions Summary.pdfA number of examples of value for money gains made by local authorities are listed here to help provide ideas to assist authorities when seeking service efficiencies and innovation.http://www.helg.org/documents/Local Authority Example Efficiencies Oct 09.pdfAchieving wider council outcomes, maintenance contribution to reducing bus journey times, street lighting material and energy use, improved drainage.http://www.helg.org/documents/Warwickshire.pdfWorking with the UK Climate Impacts Programme to identify flood risk on the highway and to direct adaptation work across the whole asset.http://www.helg.org/documents/Oxfordshire.pdfIntegration of data within the council’s asset management system, improving knowledge of highways drainage assets and working with others on drainage.http://www.helg.org/documents/Nottinghamshire.pdfJoint work on drainage data and how they have used data to change working practices. http://www.helg.org/documents/Nottingham, Derby, Leicester.pdfManagement of traffic signals and development of maintenance management as a component of quality bus services. http://www.helg.org/documents/Newcastle.pdfAll 33 London boroughs and TfL working together on collaborative projects relating to carriageway condition, bridge condition, street lighting and levels of service projects. http://www.helg.org/documents/LoTAG.pdfBetter engagement of stakeholders, holistic approach to street scene, detailed inventory collection and indicators of street conditionhttp://www.helg.org/documents/Leeds.pdfModelling to project maintenance needs of carriageways and footways over time. http://www.helg.org/documents/Hertfordshire.pdfUtilising video technology to improve the understanding of highway drainage assets and road signs to support reducing street clutter and better routing of HGVs.http://www.helg.org/documents/081218 - Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Swindon.pdfData analysis for traffic modelling, footway trip rates and street lighting column condition to make more effective use of budgets. Development of lighting deterioration models, risk models and management systems.http://www.helg.org/documents/Durham.pdfWork with other agencies to identify flood risks and how they can be jointly tackled. Collection and publication of a joint dataset for drainage assets.http://www.helg.org/documents/Dorset.pdfAppendix http://www.helg.org/documents/Cornwall (appendix).pdfSkidding resistance, the data needed to make robust decisions on where to intervene on the carriageway network, engneering and economic analyses. http://www.helg.org/documents/Cornwall.pdfLocal political commitment to highways asset management. Focus on public realm data and development of a Geographical Resource Information Depository. http://www.helg.org/documents/Blackpool.pdfAsset management in the context of wider strategic objectives, management of utilities, linked decision making and tackled broader ambitions. Focus on road safety.http://www.helg.org/documents/081218 - Blackburn with Darwen.pdfFor use by local government and central government agencies. http://www.helg.org/documents/South East Asset Management Framework .pdfTechnical advice, research and development http://www.helg.org/documents/National Technical Consultancy Arrangements.pdfNational Framework for Project Support - Low Volumehttp://www.helg.org/documents/Project Support Type B leaflet 2009.pdfNational Framework for Project Support - High Volumehttp://www.helg.org/documents/Project Support Type A leaflet 2009.pdfIntroduction to HELG http://www.helg.org/documents/HELG Leaflet 2009.pdfEditorial and presentation guidelines for production of HELG website case studieshttp://www.helg.org/documents/Case study editorial and presentation guidelines.docxThe UK Construction Industry Key Performance Indicators on-line http://www.helg.org/http://www.kpizone.com/A compendium of case studies of how local government has partnered with private sector providers to deliver highways, waste and property development services. http://www.helg.org/http://www.acenet.co.uk/Documents/Files/SIG/Local%20Government/03%20Guidance/Collaborative,%20Innovative,%20Local.pdfLatest HELG Efficiency Tookithttp://www.helg.org/documents/HELG Efficiency Toolkit 2009.pdfImprovement and Efficiency West Midlands is the Regional Improvement and Efficiency Partnership (RIEP) for the West Midlands, established to help the region's 33 authorities in their drive to increase efficiency and improve services.http://www.helg.org/http://www.wmcoe.gov.uk/50 Efficiency Initiatives from CIPFA (registration required), one registered and logged in search for "Performance Improvement Network, 50 Efficiency Initiatives"http://www.helg.org/http://www.cipfanetworks.net/The NHT Network was created to allow its members to measure and compare their performance and to share best practice on any aspect of Highway and Transport Service.http://www.helg.org/http://www.nhtnetwork.org/Default.aspxThe UK Roads Liaison Group and its Boards recognise that highways are a constantly changing discipline and have published Complementary Guidance to the Codes of Practice. The Complementary Guidance has the same status as the Code. http://www.helg.org/http://www.ukroadsliaisongroup.org/bridges/code_of_practice.htmThe UK Roads Liaison Group and its Boards recognise that highways are a constantly changing discipline and have published Complementary Guidance to the Codes of Practice. The Complementary Guidance has the same status as the Code.http://www.helg.org/http://www.ukroadsliaisongroup.org/roads/code_of_practice.htmThe UK Roads Liaison Group and its Boards recognise that highways are a constantly changing discipline and have published Complementary Guidance to the Codes of Practice. The Complementary Guidance has the same status as the Code.http://www.helg.org/http://www.ukroadsliaisongroup.org/lighting/code_of_practice.htmCase studies and presentationshttp://www.helg.org/http://highwaysdesign.econtrack.net/CaseStudies.aspxThe condition of Portsmouth’s road network assets has been transformed by a pioneering new strategic approach which considered roads in an area network as an entity and as “Highway Assets”. http://www.helg.org/documents/Microsoft Word - Portsmouth Case Study.pdf.http://www.helg.org/documents/National_Improvement_and_Efficiency_Strategy.pdfIdentifying and measuring efficiency in local highways. Prepared by the Measurement Development Group of the Highways Efficiency Liaison Group (HELG) http://www.helg.org/documents/HELG Efficiency Toolkit 2008 (Version2).pdfUsing the Transport Asset Management Plan (TAMP) to deliver agreed levels of service and performance targets in the most cost effective way.http://www.helg.org/documents/Case Study - Service Improvement, Westminster City Council.pdfDelivering agreed levels of service and formulating long term strategies and lifecycle plans through a Transport Asset Management Plan. http://www.helg.org/documents/Case Study - Asset Management, Westminster City Council.pdfNottinghamshire’s pursuit of highways based efficiencies is led by the Nottinghamshire Highways Partnership (NHP), an innovative approach to partnership working that combines public and private sector expertise to deliver highways services.http://www.helg.org/documents/Case Study - Nottinghamshire Highways Partnership.pdfReview of contractural arrangements and procurement options.http://www.helg.org/documents/Case Study - Procurement, Westminster City Council.pdfResponding to the need to engage with local people, a new method of guaging public satisfaction with highways and transportation services has been developed.http://www.helg.org/documents/Case Study - Public Satisfaction Highways and Transportation.pdfAdopting a risk management aproach to highway inspections. http://www.helg.org/documents/Case Study - Risk Based Inspections, Hamersmith and Fulham.pdf.http://www.helg.org/documents/OGC Procurement Efficiency and Value for Money Measurement (2005).pdfGuidance on Competitive Dialogue.http://www.helg.org/documents/OGC HMT 2008 Guidance on Competitive Dialogue (January 2008).pdf.http://www.helg.org/documents/National Procurement Strategy for Local Government (October 2003).pdfGood procurement is essential to ensure good public services, from buying goods and services that work as they are supposed to, to achieving savings that can be ploughed back into front-line services.http://www.helg.org/documents/HM Treasury Transforming Government Procurement (January 2007).pdfA community is a group of people in organisations that have a common commercial or technical interest. It is a non-competitive forum that supports learning. A community can be local, regional or national. http://www.helg.org/documents/HELG Communities Fact Sheet.pdf.http://www.helg.org/documents/Comprehensive Spending Review 2007 Value for Money Delivery Agreement (2007).pdfThe Midland Highways Alliance (MHA) seeks to increase cross authority working by promoting joint procurement of highways services and by identifying and embedding best practice. http://www.helg.org/documents/Case Study - Midlands Highway Alliance.pdfEfficiency savings of 4.0% per year have been achieved in the first two years of the partnership through a range of initiatives including a significant re-structuring and rationalisation of the service.http://www.helg.org/documents/Case Study - Gloucestershire Highways (April 2006).pdfGuide for completing Annual Efficiency Statements.http://www.helg.org/documents/Measuring & Reporting Efficiency Gains (March 2007).pdfUsing the results of asset management peer reviews to improve the performance of your property portfolio. East Midlands Centre of Excellencehttp://www.helg.org/documents/Making the Most of Your Assets (November 2007).pdf.http://www.helg.org/documents/Framework for Highway Asset Management (April 2004).pdfPrevious Efficiency Toolkithttp://www.helg.org/documents/HELG Efficiency Toolkit 2006.pdfPrevious Efficiency Toolkithttp://www.helg.org/documents/HELG Efficiency Toolkit 2007.pdfCollaboration is the constructive interaction of clients and supply chains working together to achieve common goals efficiently.http://www.helg.org/documents/Collaboration Fact Sheet.pdfImproved procurement is critical to achieving greater efficiency and efectiveness of service delivery.http://www.helg.org/documents/Achieving Efficient Delivery of Local Highway Services.pdfIndependent Review of Public Sector Efficiency by Sir Peter Gershon, CBE.http://www.helg.org/documents/Releasing Resources to the Front Line.pdfA Guide to Compiling the Data for National Indicator 179http://www.helg.org/documents/Measuring and Reporting Value for Money Gains.pdfA Highways Industry Strategy. Clients and supply chain partners working collaboratively to deliver efficient and continually improving services and infrastructure.http://www.helg.org/documents/Achieving Efficiency Gains From Collaborative Roads Procurement.pdf