Issue details

Simplifying Purchasing - Amazon Business

One of the objectives of the now closed Business Service Transformation Programme was to make self-service buying processes easier to understand, to reduce purchasing errors by buyers, help manage purchase order imbalances and simplify the invoice approval process.

The roll out of Amazon Business for low value,high volume and ad-hoc spend will reduce fragmented buying and procure Amazon Business through a direct award route and establish the project controls, implementation approach and governance required to deliver the change.

Decision type: Key

Reason Key: - Revenue Expenditure > £1m;

Decision status: For Determination

Notice of proposed decision first published: 02/09/2026

Decision due: 6 Nov 2026 by Delegated Decisions by Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Transformation

Lead member: Cabinet Member for Finance, Property and Transformation

Lead director: Director of Financial and Commercial Services

Contact: Clair Pollock, Strategic Lead Financial Systems Email: clair.pollock@oxfordshire.gov.uk.

Consultation process

Project process employed to develop a business case for review by the Commercial Board. A Commercial Procurement Strategy document has been developed to support this activity.

Consultees

Commercial and Procurement team colleagues

Plan Reference: 26/217

Reason No Public Access: None