Decisions

To seek approval for the Council to accept adjusted Refugee Integration Service (RIS) grant funding through Migration Yorkshire, and the contractual requirements and grant conditions that come with the acceptance of this grant.

That the Director of housing and Neighbourhoods:

(1)  Accept the Refugee Integration Service (RIS) funding on a reduced 12-month basis; and

(2)  steps be taken to amend the RIS Partnership Agreement accordingly.

The purpose of this report is to seek approval to accept and allocate monies from NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group to the value of £2.8m on a non-recurring basis. The purpose of this fund is to enable early adoption of the National Living Wage for Care Staff and recruitment and retention of Social Care Staff with commissioned health and care services.

That the Leader of the Council:

1)    Approves the Council accepting £2.8m of non-recurrent funding from the NHS Sheffield Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG).

2)    Approves allocation of the non-recurrent NHS funding for use to enable early adoption of the National Living Wage or other appropriate mechanisms for Care Sector Staff and as outlined in this report.

3)    Delegates authority to the Director of Finance and Commercial Services in consultation with the Director of Adult Health and Social Care, the Director of Legal and Governance, and the Executive Member for Health and Social Care to:

a.    accept any grant terms that are received from the CCG.

b.    establish a grant fund(s) from which grants will be allocated to provide the national living wage or other appropriate mechanisms.

c.     set eligibility criteria and to award the grant funds.

d.    award grants to providers who meet eligibility criteria.

e.    take such other necessary steps not covered by existing delegations to achieve the outcomes outlined in this report.

Note: As the need for this additional funding is immediate the report is submitted under the Special Urgency Procedure and is removed from the Call-in Process.

The contract with Arden Winch who currently supply workwear is due to expire on the 31^st March 2022.  We are required to run a competitive procurement exercise to find a new supplier of workwear.  Based on the spend in Financial Year 2020-2021 of £1,066,519 we are required under the Public Contract Regulations 2015 to run a competitive tender process via the Find a Tender Service (FTS) procedure.

That Executive Director of Resources:

1.    Approves the proposed procurement outlined in this report for a new contract of workwear and protective clothing to Sheffield City Council; and

2.    Following the conclusion of the proposed procurement, approves the 4-year contract being awarded to the organisation submitting the most economically advantageous tender.

This report seeks authority to procure and appoint a supplier to supply PPE across Sheffield City Council.

That the Executive Director for Resources:

1.    Approves the procurement and award of the contract to the successful tender submitted for the provision of Personal Protection Equipment across Sheffield City Council; and

2.    Delegates authority to the Director of Finance and Commercial Services and the Director of Legal and Governance take all other decisions necessary in order to meet the aims, objectives and outcomes of this report which are not already covered by existing delegations in the Leaders Scheme of Delegation.

The report seeks agreement for the site the former caretaker property, The School House at Silverdale School, Bents Crescent, Sheffield S11 9QH, shown outlined in red on the plan attached to this report, to be declared surplus as it is no longer required for the education function for which it is held and is not required by the portfolio for the delivery of any other services.

That the Executive Director, People Services:

That the site of the former caretaker property, The School House, Silverdale School, Bents Crescent, Sheffield S11 9QH be declared surplus to the requirements of the People portfolio.