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RECOMMENDED:  That the adoption of the Contract Standing Orders attached as Appendix 1 to the report ,into the Constitution from and including 24 February 2025 as a replacement to the current Contract Standing Orders be approved.

RESOLVED:           1)       That the Procurement and Contract Management Strategy attached as Appendix 2 to the report be approved.

2)             That authority be delegated to the Monitoring Officer in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance to make revisions to the Procurement and Contract Management Strategy to reflect relevant changes within the revised National Procurement Policy Statement issued under section 13(3)(c) of the Procurement Act 2023.

Reason for Decision

To modernise the Council’s processes for procuring and entering contracts, to update the Council’s strategic approach to procurement to ensure alignment with corporate priorities and to ensure compliance with the new statutory regime.

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Councillor Morley presented the report which introduced a new set of Contract Standing Orders (CSOs) for Cabinet's approval to recommend to Full Council for adoption into the Constitution. The CSOs captured the recommendations from the ongoing Procurement Transformation project and changes introduced by the Procurement Act 2023 which was due to come into effect on 24 February 2025. A new Procurement and Contract Management Strategy was also attached for approval within Cabinet’s powers, which set out the strategic direction for the delivery of the Procurement and Contract Management function between 2025-2027.

The two documents were brought for consideration together as they complimented one another and each captured the objectives and principles required by the new procurement regime.

RECOMMENDED:  That the adoption of the Contract Standing Orders attached as Appendix 1 to the report ,into the Constitution from and including 24 February 2025 as a replacement to the current Contract Standing Orders be approved.

RESOLVED:           1)       That the Procurement and Contract Management Strategy, attached as Appendix 2 to the report, be approved.

2)             That authority be delegated to the Monitoring Officer in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Finance to make revisions to the Procurement and Contract Management Strategy to reflect relevant changes within the revised National Procurement Policy Statement issued under section 13(3)(c) of the Procurement Act 2023.

Reason for Decision

To modernise the Council’s processes for procuring and entering contracts, to update the Council’s strategic approach to procurement to ensure alignment with corporate priorities and to ensure compliance with the new statutory regime.