Purpose

The Ardal procurement service
run by Cardiff Council delivers the collaborative procurement
partnership across Cardiff, Monmouthshire, Torfaen, and the Vale of
Glamorgan Councils. Ardal’s aim is to deliver value for money
and socially responsible procurement for our Ardal partners through
shared resources, knowledge, learning and expertise.
 
Ardal is aiming to create a
Socially Responsible Procurement Policy for each Council that is
built around the same the same eight well-being.  There will be an edition of the Policy for each
Council that will reflect each Council’s local circumstances
but contain the same eight well-being objectives. 
 
The Policy sets out what steps
the four Ardal authorities will take to implement Socially
Responsible Procurement and, just as importantly, sets out the same
clear expectations of what we will require from our suppliers and
contractors.
 

Content

RESOLVED: that
 

1.  
the Socially Responsible Procurement Policy be
approved.
 

2.  
authority be delegated to the Corporate Director
Resources, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance,
Modernisation & Performance, to approve any updates to reflect
national Guidance and/or to meet new legislative
requirements.