Purpose

This report proposes two changes to the Council's Contract Procurement Rules. The first is to increase the threshold for procurements that only require a single quote, to reflect inflation. The second change is to allow a restriction on the location and type of supplier that can bid for contracts,

Decision

RESOLVED: That Council adopted the changes to the Council’s Contract Procurement Rules detailed in the report.

REASON FOR DECISION:

(1)   The increase in the threshold for single quotes reflects the impact of inflation and that not changing them creates additional work for Officers.

(2)   The introduction of geographical and supplier type restrictions gives the opportunity for procurements to be better aligned with policy objectives.