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The Cabinet considered a report
of the Executive Director (Finance and Resources) presenting the
revised Council Procurement and Contact Management Strategy
2023-26.
 
Resolved:
 
1. That the Council Procurement
and Contact Management Strategy 2023-26, set out at Appendix 1 to
the submitted report, be approved.
 
2. That it be noted that once
the Government have concluded the Public Procurement Reform
(expected in 2024), officers will ensure that any other necessary
changes to the Council’s procurement processes will be
delivered.
 
3. That it be noted that
delivery of this strategy will be through the objectives set within
the Corporate Procurement Service Plan which will be revised on an
annual basis.
 
Reasons for
decision:
 
The approval of the
Council’s Procurement and Contract Management Strategy is
required as the current strategy expired in 2020/21.  The strategy is one of the key tools to support
the delivery of the Council’s and city’s
priorities.
 
Other options:
 
1. Continue with the current
strategy but this is now out of date and is no longer fit for
purpose given the changing priorities and national context the
Council is now operating in.
 
2. Decide to not have a
Procurement and Contract Management Strategy but this will have a
financial, local economic and environmental impact and create even
more pressure on already stretched resources.
 
Note: This is an Executive
Function
This matter is not eligible for
call-in as it has been the subject of pre-Cabinet scrutiny by the
 Policy and Resources Scrutiny
Committee
Cabinet Member: Cllr
Lamb