Agenda item

Report of the Chamberlain.

The Committee considered a report of the Chamberlain which provided the Committee with the City of London Procurement Code 2015.

Members provided a number of small amendments to the Procurement Code prior to its submission to the Court of Common Council, namely:

-       The addition of a further clause in rule 35 to clarify that Officers must also ensure that contracts are within the approved budgets.

-       Amending the word “substantial” in rule 34.2(c) to “material”.

-       Amending the word “ensure” in rule 51.1 to the word “establish”.

RESOLVED – That the Committee recommends that the Court of Common Council approves the City of London Procurement Code 2015, Part One (subject to the agreed amendments), to be effective from 1 November 2015.