Decision

RESOLVED: That the Procurement Strategy attached at Appendix A was approved with the inclusion of the following additional wording, at the end of the Introduction in Section 1:

‘Our internal procurement guidance will reflect the contents of this Strategy and our Contract Procurement rules, to give our contract managers a detailed toolkit to be applied to the procurements that they undertake.’

REASON FOR DECISION: Having a Procurement Strategy provides a focus for procurement activity and guidance, so that it can support the delivery of Council priorities.