Decision - Permission to Use Crown Commercial Services RM6255 Framework

Brighton and Hove Children, Young People & Skills Committee Decided 10 Jan 2022 approved GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Children, Young People & Skills Committee

Report author

Richard Barker

Published

10 Jan 2022

Reference

6479

As published

the council's own words, unedited

This report seeks authority for the Executive Director to use Crown Commercial Services RM6255 Framework which has been identified as suitable to procure services to issue supermarket food vouchers as part of the response to covid issues.

RESOLVED: That the Committee – (i) Granted authority to the Executive Director Families, Children and Learning to use the RM6255 Crown Commercial Services Framework Agreement to procure and award an end-to-end retail voucher platform contract(s) to facilitate the distribution of government grants to eligible families and children as detailed within the grant conditions; (ii) Granted authority for officers to spend up to £ 1.0m of government grant funding under the Framework Agreement to provide food, clothing and white goods, fuel vouchers to eligible children and families should further government funding come in 2022.

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Brighton & Hove City Council sought authority to use the Crown Commercial Services RM6255 Framework to procure a retail voucher platform for distributing government grants. The vouchers would support eligible families and children with food, clothing, white goods and fuel, including families eligible for free school meals or other specified support.

Recommendation

Grant authority to the Executive Director Families, Children and Learning to use the RM6255 Crown Commercial Services Framework Agreement to procure and award an end-to-end retail voucher platform contract or contracts for distributing government grants to eligible families and children.

Financial impact

No direct financial implications were identified. Officers sought authority to spend up to £1.0m of government grant funding under the Framework Agreement; anticipated spend was approximately £0.455m to 31 March 2022.

Ward affected

city-wide

Decision maker

Children Young People & Skills Committee

Date in document

10 Jan 2022

Stakeholders named

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Eligible families and childrenFamilies with children eligible for free school mealsChildren eligible for Early Years Pupil PremiumFamilies eligible for free childcare placesFamilies using children’s centre food banksBrighton & Hove City CouncilCrown Commercial Services

Next steps

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Use the RM6255 Crown Commercial Services Framework Agreement.
Procure and award an end-to-end retail voucher platform contract or contracts.
Continue distributing government grants and vouchers to eligible families and children in line with grant conditions.

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