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Background:

This report provided details of a new procurement strategy for the Council, which was attached at Appendix A to the report. 

The strategy set out how the Council would spend public money better by designing services that delivered better outcomes; ensuring that public money contributed to a thriving local economy and creating local employment; reducing the bureaucracy relating to procurement and using our intelligence about spend and the markets to achieve efficiencies.

The report set out details of the consultation undertaken since initial consideration by Cabinet on 9 July 2013. This included a Supplier Event attended by over 100 representatives from the business community and posting on the Council’s website. The responses were set out in the report and accompanying appendix.

It was noted that the Business Support Overview and Scrutiny Committee had considered this report on 13 August 2013. The report set out details of the discussion and committee’s recommendation that the Procurement Strategy be approved.

A Diversity Impact Assessment was attached to the report (Appendix C). It was noted that a full impact assessment was not considered necessary.

Reasons:

The proposed strategy sets out how the Council will spend public money better through designing services that deliver better outcomes; ensuring that public money contributes to a thriving local economy and creating local employment; reducing the bureaucracy relating to procurement and using intelligence about spend and the markets to achieve efficiencies.