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Procurement – National Procurement Policy, Contract Procedure Rules and Internal Processes

 

 

Meeting: 15/09/2021 - Audit and Governance Committee (Item 19)

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Report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Committee considered the report of the Executive Director of Corporate Resources and Customer Services which provided:

 

·       A refresh of the Contract Procedure Rules as detailed in Annex A to the report for consideration and approval.

 

·       the published Modern Slavery Statement, which could be viewed on the Council’s website at the following link: https://www.sefton.gov.uk/media/1265/modern-slavery-statement.pdf

 

·       An update of progress in respect of Social Value Activity.

 

·       Updates on national policy direction.

 

Mr David McCullough, the Chief Legal and Democratic Officer and Monitoring Officer presented the report and answered questions thereon.

 

RESOLVED:That

 

(1)

the Contract Procedure Rules detailed in Annex A to the report be approved;

 

(2)

it be noted that a full rewrite of the Contract Procedure Rules will take place once the updated national guidance is published and a further report will be submitted for consideration by the Audit and Governance Committee; and

 

(3)

it be noted that the Council’s Modern Slavery Statement is published on the Council’s website at

https://www.sefton.gov.uk/media/1265/modern-slavery-statement.pdf  and is refreshed annually.