Issue - meetings

Procurement Strategy 2021 - 2025: 2024 Update Report

Meeting: 08/04/2025 - Cabinet (Item 8)

8 Procurement Strategy 2021 - 2025: 2025 Update Report PDF 346 KB

Additional documents:

Addendum Report, item 8 PDF 94 KB

Minutes:

Background:

The report provided the Cabinet with an update on the progress made against the 2021-2025 Procurement Strategy and sought agreement to the approach for the 2025/2026 financial year.

The report had previously been considered by the Business Support and Digital Overview and Scrutiny Committee on 27 March 2025 and the Cabinet thanked the Committee for its comments which were set out in the supplementary agenda.

*Decision* *number:*	*Decision:*
	The Cabinet noted the comments of the Business Support and Digital Overview and Scrutiny Committee, as set out in the supplementary agenda.
	The Cabinet noted the achievements of the fourth year of the 2021-2025 Procurement Strategy as outlined in in Appendix 1 to the report.
61/2025	The Cabinet agreed to the cessation of the 2021-2025 Procurement Strategy, with officers maintaining performance to the same level as to date whilst a new strategy is implemented.
62/2025	The Cabinet agreed to the development of a new Procurement Strategy in the 25/26 financial year derived from the objectives within the National Procurement Strategy (NPPS).

Reasons:

This will ensure the strategic objectives achieved to date continue to be delivered and will allow officers to focus on adopting the NPPS at the earliest opportunity, which is aligned to the new legislation.