Agenda item

City Procurement Quarterly Progress Report - Quarter 3 2019-2020

Report of the Chamberlain

Minutes:

The Committee received a Report of the Chamberlain concerning the work of City Procurement, including key performance indicators and areas of progress.

 

Whilst highlighting the positive direction of travel with efforts to reduce waivers, the Commercial Director noted that further improvement was required; a thorough discussion would take place at the next meeting of the Procurement Sub-Committee (6th February). The Chairman, whilst acknowledging that the waiver process may need to be reviewed to assist officers, encouraged the Procurement team to remain tough, particularly when faced with non-compliant waivers, of which there remained too many.

 

In response to Members highlighting the Barbican Centre’s high number of non-compliant waivers, both the Commercial Director and the Chairman of the Procurement Sub-Committee confirmed that the Managing Director of the Barbican Centre was working with Procurement to reduce this number, and would be attending a meeting of the Sub-Committee to outline the Barbican’s actions in this area.

 

RESOLVED – That the Committee notes the report.      

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