Decision

RESOVLED TO RECOMMEND
 
That Cabinet Recommends to Full
Council the following:
 
1. To the updates to the Commissioning &
Procurement Standing Orders (CPSOs) as set out below
 
a) That the content of the proposed CPSOs is
separated out so that the principles, objectives, and ambitions
remain, but the technical guidance is removed.
 
b) That the CPSOs are redrafted to simplify and
improve the strategic governance and operational effectiveness as
set out in section 2.3.2 of the main report.
 
c) That the ‘Supplementary Instructions’
attributed to the CPSOs, that set out the technical aspects of the
commissioning and procurement activities for officer compliance,
are drafted as separate documents as set out in section 2.3.3 of
the main report.
 
d) That any future amendments to the CPSOs will be
subject to the amendment protocol as set out in section 2.3.4 of
the main report.
 
e) That the content of the CPSOs shall be based upon
the procurement principles, objectives, and ambitions as set out in
section 2.3.5 of the main report.
 
2. That the Constitution will be updated to ensure
that the Financial Regulations align with the financial thresholds
stated on the CPSOs as set out below
 
a) Part 8 – Annex 1 Financial Regulations
(Annex D Schemes of Delegation) increase value for Head of Service
for contract letting from £75k to £99,999 and for Team
Leaders from £25k to £29,999, and to increase approvals
on Unit 4 for Team Leaders from £25k to
£29,999.
 
b) Section 5: The acquisition of assets (Regulation
E.5) increase value for Head of Service for total asset purchase
price from £75k to £99,999 and for Team Leaders from
£25k to £29,999
 
3. That the Constitution will be updated as set out
below:
 
a) Part 8 – Annex 2 Procurement Standing Orders
replace the existing CPSOs with the new updated version that
incorporates the changes brought about by the implementation of the
PA23.
 
4. Cabinet recommended that Council
delegated authority to the Monitoring Officer to make any
consequential amendments to the Constitution to give