Issue - meetings
Procurement Strategy - Renewal
Meeting: 05/12/2012 - City Executive Board (became Cabinet on 13 May 2019) (Item 59)
59 Procurement Strategy 2013-2016 PDF 90 KB
Report of the Head of Business Improvement and Technology (attached)
The report seeks approval from City Executive Board to adopt the Council’s new Procurement Strategy 2013 to 2016.
Recommendation
The Board is recommended to approve the new Procurement Strategy for 2013 to 2016 as set out at Appendix 1.
Additional documents:
- Procurement Strategy 2012, item 59 PDF 96 KB View as DOC (59/2) 152 KB
- Procurement Strategy Risk Register, item 59 PDF 21 KB View as DOC (59/3) 36 KB
- City Executive Board - Procurement Strategy, item 59 PDF 15 KB View as DOC (59/4) 20 KB
Minutes:
The Head of Business Improvement and Technology submitted a report (previously circulated, now appended) seeking approval from CEB to adopt the Council’s new Procurement Strategy 2013-2016.
Councillor Bob Price presented the report to the Board. He informed the Board that the City Council was now within the County Procurement Hub.
Value and Performance Scrutiny Committee submitted comments. The response from the Board Member and Director are attached as an appendix to the minutes. The Board accepted the following scrutiny comments:-
(1) In order to meet the requirements of the Social value Act 2012, the Council should review all new tender opportunities and include within all tender evaluation criteria a range of criteria that meets the requirements within this Act to encourage a more diverse range of organisations to be able to successfully win Council business;
(2) That the strategy as a living document should be kept under frequent review.
The following recommendation was not accepted:-
(3) That a more formal and robust environmental assessment of the impact of products and services procured by the Council should be required as part of the tender process.