Administration services

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The Landfill Disposals Tax (LDT) Communities Scheme will replace the Landfill Communities Fund in Wales when Landfill Tax is devolved to Wales from April 2018. A distributive body will administer the grant scheme on behalf of the Welsh Government. The Landfill Disposals Tax (LDT) Communities Scheme will replace the Landfill Communities Fund in Wales when Landfill Tax is devolved to Wales from April 2018. A distributive body will administer the grant scheme on behalf of the Welsh Government. The scheme will support local community and environmental projects in areas affected by the disposal of waste to landfill. Information on the scheme's general principles, geographical coverage and the types of projects that will be supported are available on the Welsh Government's website http://gov.wales/docs/caecd/publications/161213-ldt-update-en.pdf This notice seeks to alert the marketplace to the forthcoming procurement to appoint a distributive body to administer the scheme. The distributive body will distribute in the region of 1 400 000 GBP of grants per annum to local community and environmental projects. This contract is for the administration of the scheme and the contract value is expected to be 100 000 GBP per annum. These proposals are dependant upon the final block grant adjustment about LDT which will not be concluded until after the UK Autumn Budget. The distributive body will provide applicants with a single point of contact as well as providing guidance and support to applicants. Although the distributive body will administer the scheme, the Welsh Government will set the aims and principles of the scheme. As part of its governance procedures Welsh Government will seek assurances from the distributive body that funds are distributed in line with the aims and principles. The distributive body will be responsible for publishing an annual report on the scheme outlining how the money is being allocated and the outcomes delivered. As part of this the distributive body will be expected to ensure that an evaluation framework is built into the scheme from the outset. The proposed approach outlined in this notice could be subject to change and we reserve the right to make any changes to satisfy our requirements.