Issue - decisions

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.