Purpose

Cabinet isrecommended to approve the
procurements set out in the Annual Procurement Plan and delegate
the decision to procure to the Strategic Commissioning Board on
submission of an acceptable business case for each individual
procurement, in accordance with the Council’s Contract
Procurement Rules.
 

Content

Cabinet:
 
(1)         
approved the Annual Procurement Plan attached as Appendix 1 of the
report; and

 
(2)         
noted that the detailed business case for each of the proposed
procurements will be subject to approval by the Strategic
Commissioning Board to ensure that it meets the Council’s
objectives regarding value for money, sustainability and legal
compliance.
 

Options & Alternatives Considered

Not producing an annual procurement plan.  This would raise the risk of the Council being
reactive in its procurement practice which often leads to
less than optimal results.  In addition, this would not meet our legislative
requirements in terms of transparency.