Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Policy, Partnerships & Communities
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To seek approval from the Assistant Director of Policy, Partnerships & Communities for the direct award of a contract to Blackhawk via the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework to administer the delivery of the voucher scheme to support the Household Support Fund
For the direct award of a contract to Blackhawk via the Crown Commercial Services (CCS) Framework to administer the delivery of the voucher scheme to support the Household Support Fund following further funding given by the DWP.
The contract will commence May 2022 – September 2022 with the option to extend for the period of May 2023 in the event that any subsequent funding is received.
Additional grant money provided by the DWP for to deliver vouchers under additional criteria for venerable households.
Not to utilise the allocation – this would have resulted in additional support not being available to residents of the North Yorkshire
Publication date: 10/05/2022
Date of decision: 03/05/2022
Effective from: 18/05/2022