Issue - meetings
Update to Contract Standing Orders
Meeting: 26/07/2018 - Strategy and Resources Committee (Item 80)
80 Update to Contract Standing Orders 
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The Contract Standing Orders set out the rules for letting contracts. This report outlines amendments to the Contract Standing Orders including a change to the lowest level threshold.
Additional documents:
Decision:
The Committee approved the amendments to the Contract Standing Orders and recommended to the Council that the Constitution be updated accordingly.
Minutes:
The Committee received and considered a report that outlined amendments to the Council’s rules for letting contracts, known as Contract Standing Orders. These amendments included a change to the lowest level of threshold from £5,000 up to £10,000.
The Council’s Contract Standing Orders ensured that the Council was compliant with statutory requirements and achieved value for money through effective procurement. The proposed revised thresholds would improve the efficiency of the procurement process
The Committee approved the amendments to the Contract Standing Orders and recommended to the Council that the Constitution be updated accordingly.