Decision Maker: Corporate Director of Health and Adult Services
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
To seek approval for the extension of the
Welfare Benefits Unit contract and the Citizens Advice North
Yorkshire contract for 12 months
Approval has been given for a 12 month
extension to the two contracts which support this service, which
are currently procured from the Welfare Benefits Unit and the
Citizens Advice Bureau.
This will allow time for other grant payments,
that have been paid by the seven former district and borough
councils for a similar service, to be reviewed and consideration to
be given on combining these (or parts thereof) with the core
funding currently managed by Health and Adult Services, for any
future procurement.
Consideration was given to re-procuring at the
end of the current contract but this would not cover the grants
previously paid by the district councils which would be considered
separately. This would have brought a risk of duplication of
effort, including additional cost, and potential confusion over the
management of the contracts
Publication date: 15/01/2024
Date of decision: 12/01/2024
Effective from: 23/01/2024
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