Purpose

To award the allocation of the single homeless
accommodation programme funding via a grant for the period up to 31
March 2025.

Decision

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

Date of Decision:

19th 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.

 
I
certify that this is a true record of the executive decision to
award a contract, for £288,416, to Roundabout
Ltd for funding up to March 2025.
 

Signed by the Decision Maker  
Dated:         
21/03/2024
 
Name:
Ian Spicer  
                              
Job
Title:    Strategic Director of Adults,
Housing & Public Health