Agenda item

Corporate Procurement Strategy 2012-2015

Minutes:

 

Jane Wood, Director of Community & Wellbeing introduced a report, setting out the Council’s Draft Corporate Procurement Strategy 2012-2015, which would be considered by Cabinet at its meeting on 12th March, 2012. 

  It was noted that the Corporate Procurement Team had undergone a restructure in 2011 to build new capacity into the procurement function and this would enable improvements to be made in the Council’s procurement practice.

  In response to a Member question regarding which weaknesses identified by the District Auditor had been corrected, the Director advised that the issues related to the delay in awarding contracts and that there were too many exemptions. These areas had been addressed.  A Member was concerned that the Strategy should more fully reflect the Council’s commitment to social  responsibility. It was explained that this was reflected under sustainable procurement but it was acknowledged that it would be helpful to highlight this specifically in the strategy.

Resolved- That Cabinet be recommended to endorse the Corporate Procurement Strategy 2012-2015 at its meeting on 12th March, 2012, subject to an addition to the Strategy to ensure that it reflects the Council’s commitment regarding social responsibility.

 

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