Issue - meetings

Report of the Deputy Chief Executive for Resources and Transformation (Section 151 Officer) attached.

RESOLVED (Unanimously)

That:

1.    the performance achieved against the Joint Procurement Strategy 2015 – 2018 be noted.

2.    with the removal of the Key Action 24 (Establish a baseline and target to increase the number of invoices received by email by 1 April 2015), the proposed draft Joint Procurement Policy for 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022 be approved.

Councillor Susan Snape, Cabinet Member (Finance) presented a report of the Deputy Chief Executive or Resources and Transformation (Section 151 Officer) that set out performance achieved against the 2015/18 Chorley Borough and South Ribble Borough Councils Joint Procurement Strategy and included recommendations for a new refreshed three year Joint Procurement Policy commencing on 1 April 2019.

Members noted that the report had recently been presented to the Shared Services Joint Committee in February who had approved it being taken forward at both authorities.

It was proposed by Councillor Susan Snape, seconded by Councillor Colin Clark and

Decision made (Unanimously)

That:

1.    the performance achieved against the Joint Procurement Strategy 2015 – 2018 be noted.

2.    with the removal of the Key Action 24 (Establish a baseline and target to increase the number of invoices received by email), the proposed draft Joint Procurement Policy for 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022 be approved.

Reason(s) for the decision:

To set out procurement priorities and provide a clear framework, plan and direction on how to achieve these.

Alternative Options Considered and Rejected:

To not renew the Joint Procurement Strategy. This would mean that the Council would not have clearly defined procurement priorities and would not have a clear framework, plan and direction on how to achieve these.