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Cabinet and Member Engagement in the Commissioning and Procurement Programme

Meeting: 16/03/2023 - Cabinet (Item 123)

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Report of the Director of Finance.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

Resolved to RECOMMEND:  (to Council) 

 

That

 

(1)            the amendments to the Contract Procedure Rules as set out in Appendix 1 to the officer report be agreed.

 

[Call-in does not apply to the decision above as it is reserved to full Council.]

 

RESOLVED:  That

 

(2)            the on-going updating of the annual procurement programme be delegated to the Director of Finance and Assurance following consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Human Resources, noting that a procurement programme would be reported to Cabinet annually;

 

(3)            the procurement programme for all procurement with an aggregate value of over £100,000 for the period April 2023 to March 2024 as set out in Appendix 2 to the officer report, be noted;

 

(4)            all the contracts over £100,000 awarded during the period January 2022 to the end of December 2022 as set out in Appendix 3 to the officer report, be noted;

 

(5)            it be noted that the annual review of low value procurement activity up to £100,000 would be undertaken by the Head of Procurement following consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance and Human Resources.

 

Reason for Recommendation:  To provide full oversight of the delivery of the procurement programme for the period January 2022 to end of December 2022; to provide Cabinet with an opportunity to see the planned procurement programme over £100,000 for the period April 2023 to March 2024 and to allow for early engagement of respective Portfolio Holders in each of the procurements under the programme over £500,000; and to offer assurance to Cabinet that robust local authority governance and probity was in place in all procurement under £100,000.