Covalent News
Enfield Council is third London Borough in three months to adopt Covalent
Covalent is pleased to announce that Enfield Council has become the latest Local Authority to join the Covalent community (Council customer number 85 in total).The deal also represents the third Lo...
November 5th, 2008
Paradigm Housing Group is the latest RSL to adopt Covalent
Covalent has secured its 17th Social Housing customer in the form of Paradigm Housing Group.The Paradigm Housing Group was established in April 1999, but you can trace its roots back to the very fi...
October 16th, 2008
Covalent announces sponsorship deal for Taunton Tigers basketball team
Covalent Software has announced it has become the principal sponsor of local basketball team the Taunton Tigers. Tigers' Chairman Colin Barrell is delighted to have secured the deal with the Taunto...
October 8th, 2008
Redbridge Homes opts for Covalent
Redbridge Homes has become Covalent's sixteenth Social Housing customer (the fourth ALMO) and the seventh this year.Redbridge Homes was formed in April 2007, set up by the London Borough of...
October 2nd, 2008
Two more Council customers for Covalent
Covalent is delighted to announce it has won a further two Council customers, both London based.The London Borough of Sutton and Haringey Council bring the total number of UK Local Authority custom...
October 2nd, 2008
Covalent celebrates its fifth birthday!
Covalent is celebrating its fifth anniversary since inception in 2003.In that time, we have grown from a staff of just two, to over 30, and we are now providing corporate performance management so...
September 1st, 2008
Covalent secures fifteenth Social Housing customer
Covalent is delighted to announce it has won its fifteenth Social Housing Customer, One Vision Housing.One Vision, based in Bootle, Merseyside, represents the sixth RSL deal Covalent has secured in...
August 18th, 2008
Covalent launches Complaints module
Covalent's new Complaints module allows you to monitor and manage your corporate complaints alongside all other aspects of your performance.It allows you to store details of any complaints that nee...
July 23rd, 2008
Covalent clear leader in Councils market
Within the Councils market, Covalent is now the undisputed market leader with customers of all sizes and types.Notable wins in 2007 were Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council, Middlesbrough, Hartl...
May 14th, 2008
Covalent records best ever quarter
Following hot on the heels of 2007's record year of growth for Covalent, Q1 2008 saw 13 new customers join the Covalent community from various sectors - Councils, Social Housing, Police, Charities,...
April 4th, 2008
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During 06/07 the Council was awarded an increase to its overall CPA Use of Resources score from 2 to 3 following recognition of the Council's improvement arrangements for internal control, a strong feature of which is extensive use of the Covalent Performance Management Software to track progress and report upon corporate initiatives and other significant service projects or initiatives.Over the last year, the Council's performance management processes have become far more robust, are linked to high level risk management and more actively involve members through the overview and scrutiny process. We have submitted this as an area of notable practice to the Audit Commission's central database. Software is used to monitor progress against corporate priorities, performance indicators, improvement priorities and a number efficiency and other targets. Progress is summarised in quarterly 'Performance and Risk Matters' reports and is reviewed by the Senior Management Team and members. The Council has improved the way it manages value for money by, for example, using monitoring software and producing summary quarterly reports. This was highlighted as notable practice.
— Worthing BC Audit Commission Annual Audit Letter 2006/07