Decision details

Date of Decision:

6 August 2024

Title:

Officer Decision for the award of the Housing Related Support Service specifically for single people and families that are in temporary accommodation (known as the Homelessness Resettlement Service).

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer, Strategic Director for Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.

Details of Specific Cabinet Delegation

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

Under Section 4C3 of the Responsibilities for Functions document (App 9 of the Constitution) the Strategic Director of Adult Care, Housing and Public Health is authorised to discharge executive functions through the commissioning and provision of social services for adults and public health services for the whole population and delivery of housing for the Borough, including: -

3. Public Health (a) Commissioning and Quality (b) Health Improvement (c) Health Intelligence (d) Health Protection

Decision:

To award the contract to People, Potential, Possibilities (P3) as per the Tender Evaluation Report of 6 August 2024.

Reasons for the Decision:

The result of a competitive procurement process following Full Council approval on 28 February 2024 of a Revenue Investment Proposal (Unique Reference – ACHPH – 6)which detailed a request of budget provision to increase the capacity in the housing related support service by £180,000 per annum (recurrent funding) to procure additional support services from the approved Housing Related Support Provider market, utilising the established Flexible Purchasing System.

The procurement was undertaken using a further competition under ‘Lot 1 – Floating Support’ of the Housing Related Support Flexible Purchasing System.

The successful supplier, after evaluation, was People, Potential, Possibilities (P3). The Tender Evaluation Report and award recommendation has been approved by the relevant parties.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

N/A

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

None

Dispensations Granted:

(If any)

None

Reports or parts of reports considered

Tender Evaluation Report (including Social Value) 23-204 – Homelessness Resettlement Service