Decision details

Date of Decision:

19^th March 2024

Title:

The Single Homeless Accommodation Programme Funding (SHAP)

Decision Maker:

(Including Job Title)

Ian Spicer, Strategic Director of 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 a contract, for £288,416, to Roundabout Ltd for funding up to March 2025.

Reasons for the Decision:

Roundabout Ltd, supported by the Council, submitted a bid to DLUHC and were successful, for 14 units of supported accommodation, for 4-year funding totalling £718,054. Initially the Council will award a contract to Roundabout Ltd on a direct award basis following the successful funding bid, in order to pilot the approach.

The purpose of this Officer Decision is to agree to issue a contract to Roundabout Ltd, up to March 2025 as per the terms of DLUHC’s Memorandum of Understanding, for 14 units of accommodation for young people aged 18 to 25 with complex needs.  A competitive procurement will then be undertaken to award a further contract for the period April 2025 to March 2027.

Details of alternative options considered and rejected:

None

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

Officer Decision Report for The Single Homeless Accommodation Programme Funding (SHAP).

Approved by Ian Spicer, Strategic Director of Adults, Housing and Public Health.