Issue - meetings

The purpose of this paper is to inform Members of the work and progress of the Corporate Procurement Team during 2007/08.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i)           That the contents of this report and the progress made by the Corporate Procurement Team to date be noted.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:To advise Members of the progress made to date in delivering an effective and efficient procurement service to the Council.

Members considered a report which informed of the work and progress of the Corporate Procurement Team during 2007/08.

The medium term action plan was a 3 year action plan that comprised 63 core actions scheduled up to 2010 and designed to achieve the step change improvements as set out in the above continuums. Appendix A of this report set out progress to date in each area. In summary, 12 tasks had now been completed and a further 21 were in progress. Of the remaining 30, most related to the delivery of new technology (FMS (Financial Management System) & SCMS (Supplier and Contract Management System)) and were not yet scheduled for completion.

Members requested that in future reports, Annex B was produced in a larger font and the different priorities were shown in colour or in a separate column.

Advice of the Advisory Panel

That the Executive Member be advised:

(i)           That the contents of this report and the progress made by the Corporate Procurement Team to date be noted.

Decision of the Executive Member

RESOLVED:That the advice of the Advisory Panel be accepted and endorsed.

REASON:To advise Members of the progress made to date in delivering an effective and efficient procurement service to the Council.