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Procurement of general spend cards (AllPay)
Decision Maker: Executive Director: Resources
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: No
Purpose:
A decision was made to increase and find an
additional and alternative method to awarding LCPF Emergency
Payments to assist more families in food/fuel poverty. A direct
award was made to AllPay following soft market testing, as this
solution had historically been used by LCPF and seen as the
quickest to implement and best value for money.
Decision:
Following the outbreak of COVID 19 there has
been increased pressure on the Council’s Local Crisis and
Prevention Fund (LCPF) for Emergency Payments. Additional funding
from central government has been used to bolster this scheme to
assist low income families in emergency need, by awarding universal
spend cards.
Alternative options considered:
A full tender exercise was considered but
instead a framework direct award was made for reasons stated
above.
Publication date: 15/06/2020
Date of decision: 06/04/2020