Issue details

To seek approval for a direct award to the Post Office and the variation of an existing Council contract with Capita, to provide services for the implementation of the Council Tax Energy Rebate funded by central government.

To seek approval for the direct award of a contract with a value of £35,000, to the Post Office on supplier terms and conditions for a period of 8 months to provide a Payout service. This service will provide an alternative method of payment for those citizens eligible for an energy rebate where a payment direct to their bank account is not appropriate.

To seek approval for the variation of the existing Capita One Revenue & Benefits software application contract between the Council and Capita to enable the latter to provide the England – Energy Rebate Payment (ERP) Solution 2022 software. This software allow for the provision of data to the Post Office and the payment of rebates via BACS to Direct Debit payers. The estimated value of this variation is £149,000.