Purpose

Decision to award a grant of £60,000 per
annum for a 3-year Period to Age UK Rotherham. Age UK will provide
an Age-Related Benefit Advice Service to Rotherham residents.

Decision

 

ROTHERHAM METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL

 

RECORD OF OFFICER EXECUTIVE DECISION

 

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

 
I certify that this is a true
record of the executive decision to agree a Grant for the provision
of an Age-Related Benefits Advice service for Rotherham.
 
Signed by the Decision Maker  

Dated:
10 September 2024
 
Name:
James Clark          
                   
Job
Title: Assistant Director of
Housing
 
 
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Governance Team governance@rotherham.gov.uk