Agenda item

Decisions:

That having due regard to the integrated impact assessment:

1.                   The proposed draft of the Contract Procedure Rules, as detailed at Appendix 1 to the circulated report be approved for implementation on the 28^th February 2025, or such date as maybe determined appropriate by the Head of Legal and Democratic Services.

2.                   Delegated authority be granted to the Head of Legal and Democratic Services in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Performance and Social Justice, to make any amendments to the Contract Procedure Rules included at Appendix 1 to meet statutory obligations only.

3.                   A report be taken to full Council for authority to seek to amend the Constitution of Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council, to include the proposed Contract Procedure Rules, as detailed at Appendix 1 to the circulated report.

Reason for Decisions:

To ensure that the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules are brought up-to-date so as to reflect the legal and policy changes that have been implemented since the date that the current Contract Procedure Rules were approved and which impact on the Council’s procurement activities and ensure the procedural aspects of the Council’s procurement activities are updated at an operational level.

Implementation of Decisions:

The decisions will be implemented after the three day call in period.