Updated 30 September 2026: the cohort runs from November 2026 to May 2027.
The next National Commissioning Academy starts with an induction webinar on Tuesday 10 November 2026; the revised anchor-day dates and session times will be confirmed by David Mason. The main programme runs through to May 2027.
This is not technical procurement training. The National Commissioning Academy is for people who need to shape services, partnerships, systems, markets, and outcomes in difficult conditions. It combines practical commissioning methods with systems thinking, leadership, peer challenge, and action on a live issue from each participant's own organisation or place.
Participants work through five learning cycles covering whole-system design, relationships and organisations, capacity and capability, citizen- and outcome-centred practice, information and insight, innovation, the commissioning process, service design, and convening sustainable change.
The fee is £2,490 excluding VAT per participant. A 15% group discount applies to bookings of three or more people. Ask David about discounts for organisations willing to host an anchor day.
Contact David Mason to discuss a place or an organisational cohort.