Purpose

The decision is to vary the 0-19 Integrated
Public Health Nursing Service (IPHNS) with TRFT by contract
variation of £327,067 to deliver activities using the Family
Hubs Grant for 12 months.  This period
will commence from 1 April 2025 and expire the 31 March 2026.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION
 

Date of Decision:

3 June 2025

Title:

Officer Decision Record for the award of the
contract variation to the 0-19s Integrated Public Health Nursing
Service (IPHNS) with The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) for
the provision of Family Hub activity.
 

Decision Maker:
(Including Job Title)

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

Details of Specific 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 undertake a contract variation for the 0-19
Integrated Public Health Nursing Service with The Rotherham NHS
Foundation Trust.
 

Reasons for the Decision:

Rotherham has been awarded the Family Hubs and
Start for Life Grant. The Grant was made available to Rotherham
Metropolitan Borough Council by the Department of Education (DfE)
and the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) as one of the
75 Local Authorities that were selected.
 
On 13 February 2023 Cabinet accepted the Grant
funding and approved the approach to the governance and management
of the Grant.
 
It is to be directly awarded to The Rotherham
NHS Foundation Trust as Health Visitors are already delivering the
activities above as part of the current contract on a targeted
basis, and therefore, the universal provision can only be delivered
by the Service.
 

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
 

Conflicts of interest declared by the Decision
Maker if they sit as a Cabinet appointed representative to an
outside body which relates to the decision:

None

Dispensations Granted:
(If any)

None
 

Reports or parts of reports considered

Procurement Report- 20-154 VA02
 
Officer Decision Record for the award of the
contract variation to the 0-19s Integrated Public Health Nursing
Service (IPHNS) with The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) for
the provision of Family Hub activity.
 
Both approved by Ian Spicer, Strategic
Director for Adult Care, Housing and Public Health.
 

 
I certify that this is a true
record of the executive decision to undertake a contract
variation for the 0-19 Integrated Public Health Nursing Service
with The Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust.
 
I confirm that in
making this decision, due regard was given to the seven principles
of public life.
 
Signed by the
Decision Maker  
 

Dated:         
03/06/2025
 
Name:          Ian
Spicer
                              
Job Title:     Strategic Director