To consider a report of the Cabinet Member for Resources and Workforce Planning seeking approval for the Council’s Sustainable Procurement Policy.
As part of the UK’s Sustainable Procurement National Action Plan, a flexible framework was produced to help organisations understand and take the steps needed at an organisational and process level to improve procurement practice and to make sustainable procurement happen. The framework provides a useful tool for organisations to identify their current position and to set targets for progress.
Southampton City Council seeks to gain Level 3 of the framework by 2011/12 and the adoption of a Sustainable Procurement Policy is one of the cornerstone implementation measures to achieve this aim
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Decision due: 5 Jul 2010 by Cabinet
Lead member: Councillor Jeremy Moulton, Leader of the Conservative Group councillor.j.moulton@southampton.gov.uk
Lead director: John Spiers
Department: Resources and Workforce Planning Portfolio
Contact: John Spiers Email: john.spiers@southampton.gov.uk Tel: 023 8083 4146.
Consultation process
Circulation of the report and relevant information to key officers and Councillors.
Consultees
Internal Departments: Environment Directorate, Economic Development and Regeneration. and relevant Cabinet Members.
Public Comments may be sent to: John Spiers Head of Property and Procurement Marlands House Email: john.spiers@southampton.gov.uk Tel: 023 8083 4146
Slippage/Variations/Reason for Withdrawal: None
Register of Delegated Powers Reference Number or Cabinet Decision Number:: None