Decision details

A Tree for Everyone Grant Fund

Decision Maker: Executive Director of Policy and Strategic Development

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

Allocate £50,000 to create a fund to support the development and delivery of tree-planting projects in South Yorkshire. 'A tree for everyone' aims to engage communities in tree- planting, contributing to delivering the mayoral priority to plant 1.4 million
trees

Decision:

To extend the contract of the agency with which SYMCA has an existing contract.

Alternative options considered:

Administering the scheme in house; going through an external procurement process - only South Yorkshire's Community Foundation (SYCF) were interested in quoting; extending the contract of an agency with which SYMCA has an existing contract (SYCF). SYCF would charge
the same administration fee.

Publication date: 22/01/2025

Date of decision: 23/01/2025

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