Issue - meetings

Report by Procurement and Commissioning Manager.

The Trainee Purchasing Officer took the Group through a report which provided an update on the progress made to date with Community Benefits Clauses within contracts relevant to the Bute and Cowal Area.

A discussion took place between members of the group and the trainee purchasing officer regarding the timescales for implementation, the appropriatness of the Community benefit clause being in a tendered contract and not at pre-qualification stage, who the decision makers are in deciding the usage of Community Benefit Clauses and the Group also highlighted that more focus should be put on contracting work to small local based businesses where feasable.

Decision

The Group noted the report.

(Ref: Report by Procurement and Commissioning Manager, dated 12 May 2015, submitted)