Issue - meetings

The Board considered a report of the Strategic Director, Enterprise, Community and Resources, which provided an update on progress with the delivery of the Council’s Procurement Strategy 2016/19 (the Strategy).

The Strategy, approved in June 2016, followed the format commended by the Local Government Association, and was based around four key themes. These were noted as being:-

·       Making Savings

·       Supporting Local Economies

·       Leadership

·       Modernising Procurement

An update on progress against the Strategy was attached to the report at Appendix 1. It was reported that a number of the areas contained within the Strategy were ongoing activities and would develop over time. The Procurement Team continued to work with partners, in particular across the Liverpool City Region, to make best use of the combined procurement resource so as to improve efficiency, innovations and achieve better outcomes from procurement.

It was noted that the Council’s Procurement Strategy would need to be updated to take account of the Local Government Association’s recently published document entitled ‘Delivering Ambition’. This built upon the previous national strategy with three key themes of Achieving Community Benefits; Showing Leadership; and Behaving Commercially. It was planned that an update version of the Strategy would be presented to the Board in 2019.

The report outlined the wider impact of procurement activity and the benefit to the local economy, with opportunities for a wide range of local suppliers by creating jobs and generating income. Appendix 2 attached to the report, provided details of the current social value gains delivered as a result of procurement activity in the local community.

          RESOLVED: That the progress achieved to date in delivering the Council’s Procurement Strategy 2016/19, be noted.