The Funding Strategy 2017-2020 was agreed by Members at the Community, Health and Housing Committee on the 19 June 2017.  Within the Funding Strategy was the Commissioning Prospectus which set out the services that the Council wished to commission the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS) to provide.  The current providers were Citizens Advice Brentwood for the provision of independent advice and guidance services; Brentwood Council for Voluntary Services for representing the VCS and promoting the value of volunteering; and Brentwood Community Transport for the provision of an accessible transport service.   

The existing Commissioning Prospectus had been reviewed and the updated draft document was before Members for agreement before it was circulated to the Voluntary and Community Sector to bid for the provision of services. 

Cllr Hossack MOVED and Cllr Poppy SECONDED the recommendation in the report and following a discussion a vote was taken by a show of hands and it was:  

RESOLVED UNANIMOUSLY

That Members agreed to the revised and updated Commissioning Prospectus as set out in Appendix B of the report and that the opportunities be advertised through the Council’s procurement portal.

(Cllr Poppy, Cllr Wiles and Cllr Cloke each declared a non-pecuniary interest by virtue of their involvement with Brentwood Community Trust (BCT), Council for Voluntary Service (CVS) and Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) respectively).   

REASON FOR RECOMMENDATION

The Commissioning Prospectus would ensure that the funding that the Council allocated was targeted in the appropriate areas to supported those most in need and supported the Council’s priorities.