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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.