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ITEM EX9 -
ANNEX B
EXECUTIVE
– 7 SEPTEMBER 2004
CORPORATE
PROCUREMENT STRATEGY
STRATEGIC
PROCUREMENT BOARD
DRAFT
– Constitution and Terms of Reference
- The overall responsibility
of the Board will be to oversee the development and implementation of
the Corporate Procurement Strategy across the Council.
- The Board will
have member involvement as follows:
- The Leader of
the Council or his/her nominee;
- The Deputy Leader
of the Council or his/her nominee; and
- A nominee of
the Opposition.
- Officer membership
of the Board will consist of:
- a senior officer
from each Directorate with responsibility for procurement; and
- the Strategic
Procurement Manager.
- The Board will
be chaired by the Leader of the Council or his/her nominee.
- The Board will
consider and where appropriate make recommendations to the Executive
on the development and review of the following:
- The Corporate
Procurement Strategy;
- The annual priorities
for procurement;
- An annual work
programme;
- A key performance
management framework;
- A procurement
gateway review programme.
- The Board will
monitor and report periodically to the Executive on all procurement
activities throughout the authority with a view to:
- ensuring that
all branches of the County Council adopt the principles of strategic
procurement;
- ensuring that
procurement is a fundamental concern throughout the life cycle of
every project, from inception to completion;
- securing the
achievement of the procurement savings target set annually through
the budget process;
- identification
of any shortfalls in meeting procurement priorities and programmes;
- assessing how
far key performance management indicators for procurement are being
met; and
- identification
and rectification of poor practice in procurement.
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