Decision details

Date of Decision:

 10 September 2024

Title:

Award of a Grant for Age-Related Benefit Advice Service to Age UK Rotherham

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

James Clark, Assistant Director of Housing

Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation

or Delegation contained in the relevant Sub-Scheme of Delegation.

Sub-Scheme of Delegation-Adult Care, Housing and Public Health July 2021

Assistant Director of Housing has in respect of all financial matters:

·       Authorisation to spend within approved budgets subject to the policies, Financial and Procurement Procedures Rules of the Council (Rule 12 of the Finance and Procurement Rules-Grants to Voluntary and Community Sector Organisations).

Decision:

Award a three-year grant to provide an Age-Related Benefit Advice Service to Age UK Rotherham.

Reasons for the Decision:

Age UK are the market leader in provision of age-related benefits advice in the UK and in Rotherham. They have provided this service to RMBC for more than 8 years and despite a competitive bidding process being undertaken on 2 occasions Age UK have been the only bidder for the work.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

The alternative would be to provide the service in house as part of the Money and Benefits Advice service. However due to salary levels paid and oncosts this would prove a more expensive option if staffed to the same level. If staffed at the current £60k per annum there would be less resource and therefore less clients seen and assisted through the project.

Conflicts of interest declared by any Cabinet Member consulted by the decision maker which relates to the decision:

N/a

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

N/a

Reports or parts of reports considered

N/a