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Future Delivery of the Disabled Facilities Grant Programme

Meeting: 19/10/2017 - Cabinet (Item 47)

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(Report of the Portfolio Holder for Assets and Finance)

Minutes:

The Report of the Portfolio Holder for Assets and Finance to inform Cabinet on the proposed service delivery mechanism for the future of the Disabled Facilities Grant process and seek approval to participate in the County wide agreements and sets out arrangements for the appointment of a new County wide service provider.

 

RESOLVED:

That Cabinet

 

1.

Approved proposals for the future delivery of the Disabled Facilitates Grant process from April 1st 2018 for a period of up to 7 years.

 

2.

Approved Tamworth Borough Council’s participation in the County wide arrangement for delivery of Disabled Facilities Grants, subject to the outcome of the competitive tender process.

 

3.

Agreed to invite competitive tenders through a process to be administered by Staffordshire County Council participation agreement.

 

4.

Delegate authority to Portfolio Holder for Assets & Finance and Chief Operating Officer to enter into an agreement for the appointment of a County wide service provider following a competitive procurement process administered by Staffordshire County Council, subject to the outcome of the competitive tender process being favourable to Tamworth Borough Council.

 

Or

 

1.

Delegate of authority to Portfolio Holder for Assets & Finance and Chief Operating Officer to withdraw from the County wide arrangement should it be found that following procurement process it would not be financially viable for Tamworth Borough Council to participate.

 

 

 

(Moved by Councillor R Pritchard and seconded by Councillor D Cook)