Issue - meetings
Procurement and Contract Management Strategy
Meeting: 10/06/2026 - Executive (Item 497)
497 Procurement and Contract Management Strategy 
PDF 68 KB
Purpose
To present an updated draft Procurement and Contract Management Strategy.
Recommendation
That the Executive resolves to:
1. Approve the updated Procurement and Contract Management Strategy.
Additional documents:
- WODC Proc Strategy_Draft 2, item 497
PDF 560 KB
- Webcast for Procurement and Contract Management Strategy
Minutes:
Councillor Andy Graham presented the item, the purpose of which was to present an updated draft Procurement and Contract Management Strategy.
In his presentation, Councillor Graham explained that the report set out how the Council delivered value for money, high-quality services, and broader social, economic and environmental outcomes, and that the strategy also responded to significant change, including the Procurement Act 2023 and upcoming Local Government Reorganisation. The purpose of the strategy was to ensure that the Council remained compliant, resilient and commercially effective.
There were no alternative options considered in the report.
Councillor Duncan Enright seconded the recommendations in the report and stated that the changes would allow the Council to further support the local economy.
The recommendations were put to the vote and were agreed unanimously.
The Executive resolved to:
Approve the updated Procurement and Contract Management Strategy.
Meeting: 03/06/2026 - Overview and Scrutiny Committee (Item 9.)
9. Procurement and Contract Management Strategy PDF 68 KB
Purpose:
To present an updated draft Procurement and Contract Management Strategy
Recommendation
That Overview and Scrutiny Committee resolves to:
1. Note the report and make any applicable recommendations for the Executive to consider at the meeting on 10 June.
Additional documents:
- Annex A - WODC Procurement Draft Strategy, item 9.
PDF 560 KB
- Webcast for Procurement and Contract Management Strategy