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Protect and Vaccinate DLUHC Grant

Decision Maker: Cabinet

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: Yes

Is subject to call in?: Yes

Purpose:

To approve the spend of Department for Level Up, Homes and Communities (DLUHC’s) Protect and Vaccinate grant to provide accommodation until March 2022 for up to 50 people who are street homeless.

Decision:

Cabinet:

  1. Authorised the Executive Director of Growth and Regeneration in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Housing Delivery and Homes to spend the DLUHC funding of up to £914,198 including procuring and awarding any contract(s) necessary for the continued implementation of the Protect and Vaccinate programme, in-line with the procurement routes and maximum budget envelopes outlined in this report, noting the associated Legal commentary.
  2. Authorised Executive Director of Growth and Regeneration to invoke any subsequent extensions/variations specifically defined in the contract(s) being awarded, up to the maximum budget envelope outlined in this report.
  3. Noted the partial use of the funding to award a contract to Arnos Manor Hotel to a value of £129,000 on 4 January 2022 following an Officer Executive Decision by the Chief Executive on 30 December 2021 in order to urgently commence delivery of this project.
  4. Authorised the Executive Director of the People Directorate, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Public Health and Communities to accept the Vaccinate funding of £104,719 and ensure that funding received is spent in accordance with the funding agreement and within the Council’s scheme of delegation.

 

 

Report author: Paul Sylvester

Publication date: 08/02/2022

Date of decision: 08/02/2022

Decided at meeting: 08/02/2022 - Cabinet

Effective from: 17/02/2022

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