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(Report of
the Management Team)
 
Careful
consideration was given to a proposal to enter into an agreement
with the Mid Kent Procurement Partnership to provide procurement
support to the Borough Council.
 
Due
regard was given to the options detailed in the report, which
included the appointment of a dedicated officer and a partnership
approach.  The advantages and
disadvantages of each option were detailed in Annex 3 to the
report.  It was felt that the in-house
option did not provide adequate resource and represented less value
for money than the partnership approach.  The Management Team proposed to allocate funding
from the Transformation Reserve if Cabinet supported the option to
progress the partnership approach on a 2-year trial.
 
On
the grounds that there was a risk to the Borough Council if it did
not address the need for additional support in regard to
procurement, as previously identified by the External Auditor, Cllr
Boughton proposed, seconded by Cllr Coffin that the partnership
approach be adopted.
 
RESOLVED: 
That
 
(1)           
the Borough Council enter into a 2-year trial
agreement with the Mid Kent Procurement Partnership; and
 
(2)           
the 2-year trial agreement be funded from the
Transformation Reserve.