Decision Maker: Executive Cabinet

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Date of Decision: August 27, 2025

Purpose:

Content: RESOLVED That Executive Cabinet: (i)               Tameside Food Partnership - Approve the proposal to undertake a procurement process to identify a provider who can deliver this service. The contract will be for a period of five years and the maximum budget required for this service is £0.170m over a five-year period (Yr1: £0.040m/Yr2: £0.040m/Yr 3: £0.040m/Yr4: £0:030m/Yr5: £0.020m) in 2025-26; (ii)             Approve the funding of a 0.5 FTE Principal Analyst post along with the transfer of the arrangements for the line management of the Data Analysis Assistant at a total cost of a recurrent £0.034m per annum commencing in 2025/26; (iii)           Approve the proposal for Public Health to continue to fund a post for an Older Peoples Welfare Rights Support Worker at a total cost of £0.044m per annum in 2025/26; (iv)           Approve the proposal for Public Health to fund a Safer Roads Officer (Vision Zero) post at a total cost of £0.042m in 2025/26; (v)             Approve the proposal for a service redesign in Public Health which involves converting the existing Head of Public Health Programmes into a Consultant in Public Health and the introduction of two K Grade roles to manage new areas of work (including VCFSE and the navigation service) at an increased annual staffing cost of £0.185m per year; (vi)           Tameside Live Well Community Navigation Service – Approve the proposal to undertake a procurement process for a suitable provider either via tender or direct award and to award the contract for this service. The contract will be for a period of three years with the option to extend for up to a further two years with an annual value of £0.700m (£0.448m allocated from the council budget for ‘social prescribing’ and £0.252m allocated from the Public Health budget for VCFSE capacity building). There will also be an additional one-off commitment of £0.100m in 2025/26 from the Public Health budget, to support year one community development and enhanced development of the volunteering offer. Total of £3.600m over five years; (vii)         Ageing in Place Funding - approve the proposal for Public Health to allocate £0.075m for a period of 12 months in 2025-2026 and work with STAR to issue a direct award to Jigsaw via an Exemption in their capacity as delivery partner for this proposal.