Issue - meetings

To recommend the Procurement Strategy for approval by the Council.

The Assistant Director – Resources summarised her report that set out the Council’s vision for its procurement activity over the next four years. She said that it included the introduction of the use of the National Themes Measures and Outcomes (TOMS). Measures included supporting young people into work, opportunities for disadvantaged people, improving staff health and wellbeing, ethical procurement, social value in supply chains, supporting community projects, and reducing carbon emissions. The Strategy aimed to align with the Council’s Corporate Priorities and that for every £1 generated, the Council would be able to quantify in pounds the wider value created for society.

Members sought clarification as to how for every £1 generated, the Council would be able to quantify in pounds the wider value created for society.

The Director – Finance and Corporate Services said that in terms of timelines it was not essential that the Procurement Strategy was taken to the next Council meeting.

Councillor Driscoll proposed that the matter be deferred in order that further information be obtained in order to gain a better understanding of TOMS and the appropriate calculations needed. It was stated that this could be brought back to the Extraordinary GAP meeting to be arranged.

There was no dissent to this proposal.

The Committee agreed to defer the Procurement Strategy report.