Issue - meetings
Contract Standing Orders - procurement thresholds
Meeting: 12/11/2024 - Strategy and Resources Committee (Item 4.)
4. Contract Standing Orders - Procurement Act Update 
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On 24 February 2025, the biggest changes to public sector procurement for over a decade will take effect with the issue of the Procurement Act 2023. The legislation, brought in after Brexit, has a significant impact on how the council undertakes its procurement.
As a result of these changes the Contract Standing Orders (‘CSOs’), which form part of the council’s Constitution, have been reviewed and updated to ensure that the council will comply with the latest legislation.
This report provides background information to the CSOs and the new Act, their purpose and the key changes.
The report also recommends updates identified through the review which do not directly relate to the new Act.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - Updated CSOs, item 4.
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- Appendix 2 - Thresholds Comparison Table, item 4.
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Decision:
Following consideration, the Committee unanimously resolved to:
(1) Request Full Council to approve the revisions to the Contract Standing Orders, with respect to the Procurement Act 2023 and document formatting, attached at Appendix 1 to the report.
(2) Request Full Council to approve the revisions to the Contract Standing Orders, with respect to those not mandated by the Procurement Act 2023, attached at Appendix 1 to the report.
Meeting: 17/09/2024 - Strategy and Resources Committee (Item 21)
21 Contract Standing Orders - Procurement Act Update
On 28 October 2024, the biggest changes to public sector procurement for over a decade will take effect with the issue of the Procurement Act 2023. The legislation, brought in after Brexit, has a significant impact on how the council undertakes its procurement.
As a result of these changes the Contract Standing Orders (‘CSOs’), which form part of the council’s Constitution, have been reviewed and updated to ensure that the council will comply with the latest legislation.
This report provides background information to the CSOs and the new Act, their purpose and the key changes.
The report also recommends updates identified through the review which do not directly relate to the new Act.
Additional documents:
- Appendix 1 - Updated CSOs
- Appendix 2 - Thresholds Comparison Table
- Appendix 3 - Updated CSOs: Track Changes Version
Decision:
The Committee unanimously resolved to defer the consideration of this item to its meeting on 12 November 2024.
Minutes:
The Chair informed the Committee that the Government had changed the implementation date for the matters contained within this report to 24 February 2025. In light of the additional time permitted, the Chair proposed that this item be deferred to the next meeting of the Committee (12 November 2024) and referred to the following meeting of Full Council for ratification.
The Committee unanimously resolved to defer the consideration of this item to its meeting on 12 November 2024.