Issue - meetings

Following, and subject to consideration of this matter at the Audit and Risk Committee meeting on 8 July 2024, this report will be published in an agenda supplement.  

The Committee is recommended to make the resolutions set out in the report at agenda item 8.

The Legal Services Manager (GBC) introduced the report and explained that the alignment of both Councils’ Contract Procedure Rules supported the Councils’ Collaborative and Transformation programme and would provide clarity for all officers who supported procurement activity, as well as for those postholders who were joint officer appointments. The rules would replace the existing Contract Procurement Rules (CPRs) and would introduce a centralised procurement model for WBC. The recommended new CPRs would also implement changes consequential to the Procurement Act 2023 which would come in to force on 28 October 2024. This would allow time for changes to be embedded by both Councils and appropriate resource provided and identified.

Councillor Macleod moved the recommendation, seconded by Councillor Goodridge. Councillor Goodridge requested that the use of the red text at the bottom of each page be revised for the version to full Council. There being no further discussion, the Chair called upon Members to vote on the recommendations whereupon it was

RESOLVED unanimously:

1.    To RECOMMEND to full Council that the revised Contract Procedure Rules, as set out in Appendix 1 to the report, be adopted as part of the Constitution.

2.    To support the principle of adopting the Modern Slavery Charter as part of the proposed changes.