Decision details
Sustainable Procurement Policy
Decision Maker: Executive - for meetings from 03/06/00 to 26/04/11
Decision status: Implemented
Is Key decision?: No
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
Purpose of report:To meet the commitments of
the Corporate Procurement Strategy
Members are asked to:approve a sustainable procurement
policy
Decision:
RESOLVED: (i) That the implementation of the Sustainable Procurement Policy at Annex A to the report, as from 1 April 2009, be approved.
REASON: To provide the Council with a policy framework to deliver its sustainability aspirations and meet the Government’s sustainable procurement targets.
(ii) That the proposal that the CPT look at industry schemes for embedding sustainable procurement for adoption from 1 April 2009, including the Procura+ manual at Annex B, be agreed.
REASON: To provide clear guidance and support to Officers involved in procurement.
(iii) That the revised sustainability continuum attached as Annex C be approved.
REASON: To enable the Council to measure its progress against the challenging targets set by the Government in delivering sustainable procurement.
Publication date: 20/05/2008
Date of decision: 20/05/2008
Decided at meeting: 20/05/2008 - Executive - for meetings from 03/06/00 to 26/04/11
Effective from: 23/05/2008
Accompanying Documents:
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