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The Director of Finance submits a report to Committee on the updated 2015-16 Procurement Plan. The Committee is asked to note the report and make any comments prior to an Executive Decision.

The Director of Finance submitted a report to the Committee on the updated 2015-16 Procurement Plan.

The Head of Procurement advised the Committee that:-

·           Contract Procedure Rules had been updated earlier in the year to reflect the changes made to the Council’s Procurement Plan;

·           EU Thresholds had been recalculated, but had only reduced by approximately 5%.  This was less than had been expected, but still meant that the contracts that had to be advertised Europe-wide would now be of lower values than those that previously had to be advertised in this way;

·           Where possible, large contracts were split, to try to attract tenders from smaller businesses.  However, some needed to remain as one contract, in order to be managed appropriately.  Each contract was considered on an individual basis to determine whether it should be split; and

·           It could cost more to manage a large number of suppliers if a contract was split, but some smaller suppliers could have lower overheads, resulting in lower tenders being submitted.

RESOLVED:

That the report be noted.