Issue - meetings

(1)       That Cabinet approves the Procurement Strategy including the updated figures; and

(2)       That Cabinet Members see and approve the Action Plan.

Councillor Mullin introduced the report on the Procurement Strategy. The Council had recently reviewed its Contract Procedure Rules which set out how officers should undertake procurement activity. 

The Chief Officer (Governance) explained that the proposed Strategy set 7 overarching principles for how procurement should be carried out.  The Strategy would also be supported by an annual action plan and would be measured through the performance indicators and milestones described within the policy.

In 2015/16 the Council spent £174m procuring goods and services, 31% of which was spent within Flintshire.  That figure did not include any spend with regional branches of national or multinational firms.

The action plan would ensure that the strategy was put into effect and that maximum benefit was derived from the strategy in conjunction with the CRPs and would include steps such as:

·         Identifying contracts that could be targeted towards the social enterprise sector

·         Drawing up guidance on the use of community benefits clauses including clear expectations around the type and level of benefit to be derived from contracts.

Councillor Shotton welcomed the emphasis on community benefits and the percentage of business undertaken with businesses in North Wales and the Mersey/Dee Alliance area.

Councillor Attridge asked if Cabinet Members could have sight of, and approve, the action plan which was agreed.

RESOLVED:

(a)       That the Procurement Strategy be approved; and

(b)       That Cabinet Members see and approve the Action Plan