Part 4 - Contract Procedure Rules
Below are the Contract Procedure Rules.
- 1 - Background
- 2 - Scope
- 3 - Accountability and Responsibility
- 4 - Basic principles
- 5 - Exemptions to these Contract Procedure Rules
- 6 - Requirements to consult the Director of Policy, Performance and Governance and the Assistant Director of Legal Services
- 7 - Procuring via Frameworks, Collaborative Procurements and Dynamic Purchasing Systems
- 8 - The contracting process
- 9 - Localism
- 10 - Framework Agreements and Dynamic Purchasing Systems
- 11 - The Quotation Process
- 12 - Tendering Exercises
- 13 - Contracts Register
- 14 - Conditions of contract and contract formalities
- 15 - Other requirements
- 16 - Procurement guidance
1.1 The purpose of these Contract Procedure Rules (CPRs) is to ensure that all Council contracts are demonstrably made:
a) in compliance with the law and best practice;
b) maximising fairness, transparency and competition;
c) to improve quality and value for money;
d) to enable the Council to develop and deliver its Commercial Strategy; and
e) in compliance with the Council’s Financial Procedure Rules.
Page updated:
22/02/2023