Decision details

The Committee gave consideration to a report seeking approval for the 2023/2024 Annual Review of the 2022/2025 Procurement Strategy and 2022/2025 Sustainable Procurement Policy.  The reported outlined the annual updates and the key changes that had been made to both the Procurement Strategy and the Sustainable Procurement Policy.

Decision

The Policy and Resources Committee –

1.    noted the minor changes to the Procurement Strategy 2022/2025 and Sustainable Procurement Policy 2022/2025; and

2.    approved the final revised Procurement Strategy 2022/25 and Sustainable Procurement Policy 2022/25, to go on to the Full Council in February 2023; subject to the following amendment to paragraph 1.3 of the Sustainable Procurement Policy 2022/25 as follows –

Amended paragraph 1.3 - Argyll & Bute Council is one of the region’s major public money spenders with £158.8 million spent in 2021/22 and resolves to embed progressive procurement practices by developing local supply chains of businesses likely to support local employment and keep wealth within communities.  Further Argyll & Bute Council will make its financial power work for local places, working collaboratively to increase flows of investment within local economies by harnessing and recirculating the wealth that exists.

(Reference:  Report by Executive Director with responsibility for Legal and Regulatory Support dated 7 November 2022, submitted)