Procurement Strategy and Guidance

This section provides information on the Council Procurement strategy and guidance on the application of the procurement rules.

Corporate Procurement strategy

The strategy (PDF, 350KB) outlines the procurement objectives for 2009 - 2012 and show how procurement will contribute to achieving the aims set out in the Corporate Plan.

The strategy brings together the recommendations of the National Procurement Strategy for Local Government (PDF, 490KB) and Annexes (PDF, 266KB) and the Independent Review of Public Sector Efficiency, (known as the “Gershon” Report) and places them in the context of local priorities .It focuses on the main aims and provides targets that contributes to the Corporate Plan.

The Public Contract Regulations 2006

The EU Directives have been implemented into national law in the UK by Regulations. The current Regulations came into force on 31 January 2006 to implement new procurement Directives.

• View the Public Procurement Regulations 2006

The Public Contract Regulations were amended for procurements starting on or after 20th December 2009 resulting in a number of new remedies being available and making changes to the standstill period.

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• Introduction to the new rules (PDF, 281KB)
• Overview of the new remedies under the 2009 Public Contract Regulations (PDF, 495KB)
• Guidance on the Public Contract Regulations Part 1 (PDF, 114KB)
• Guidance on the Public Contract Regulations Part 2 (PDF, 188KB)
• Guidance on the Public Contract Regulations Part 3 (PDF, 232KB)

EU Procurement Rules

• EU procurement rules - guidance (PDF, 29KB)
• EU procurement rules - timescales (PDF, 28KB)
• EU procurement rules - thresholds (PDF, 52KB)