Issue - meetings

The Director of Finance submits a report to Audit and Risk Committee on the 2015-16 Procurement Plan and a list of forthcoming procurement activity above EU thresholds anticipated in the coming year. The Committee is asked to note the report.

The Director of Finance presented a report on the Executive approval of a Procurement Plan, and informed the Audit and Risk Committee that the appendix to the report informing the City Mayor and Executive of major procurement activity was a management version, though the content was accurate. The Audit and Risk Committee were told an Executive Decision had already been taken before the pre-election period, as the original meeting date of Audit and Risk Committee had been changed.

The Director of Finance explained the Procurement Plan served two purposes, which included firstly meeting the statutory requirement to publish planned procurement over European Union thresholds, and to notify the market, and secondly to provide the Executive and others with an overview of significant procurement activity.

The Chair thanked the Director of Finance for the report.

RESOLVED:

1.    that the report be received and noted.