Issue - meetings

RESOLVED – (1) That approval be given to the adoption of the proposed revisions to the Contract Procedure Rules.

(2) That it be noted that Trafford and Rochdale Councils had separately given approval to the revisions to the Contract Procedure Rules.

To consider a report of Executive Councillor (Reform and Governance)

The Stockport, Trafford and Rochdale (STAR) Joint Committee met on the 20th July 2016 and received a report of the Director of STAR procurement setting out the proposed amendments to the harmonised Contract Procedure Rules (CPR) currently adopted by each Council. The STAR Joint Committee endorsed the revised CPRs and commended that each Council must now approve the revised CPRs and incorporates the revised CPRs into their Constitution. The Constitution Working Party at its meeting held on 20 October 2016, recommended that the revisions to the Contract Procedure Rules be adopted by the Council Meeting for inclusion in the Council’s Constitution.

The STAR Joint Committee report and resolution are set out in Schedule 1.

The Executive Meeting is requested to recommend that the Council Meeting adopts the revised Contract Procedure Rules as part of the Council’s Constitution.

Officer contact: Celia Tierney, 0161 474 3230, celia.tierney@stockport.gov.uk

The Executive Councillor (Reform & Governance) submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) inviting the Executive to consider proposed amendments to the harmonised Contract Procedure Rules adopted by Stockport, Trafford ad Rochdale as part of the STaR Joint Procurement arrangements. The STaR Joint Committee had supported the proposed amendments.

RESOLVED – That the Council Meeting be recommended to adopt as part of the Council’s Constitution the revised Contract Procedure Rules as set out in Schedule 1 of the report.

To consider a report of the Monitoring Officer.

The Stockport, Trafford and Rochdale (STAR) Joint Committee met on the 20th July 2016 and received a report of the Director of STAR procurement setting out the proposed amendments to the harmonised Contract Procedure Rules (CPR) currently adopted by each Council. The STAR Joint Committee endorsed the revised CPRs and commended that each Council must now approve the revised CPRs and incorporates the revised CPRs into their Constitution. The Constitution Working Party at its meeting held on 20 October 2016, recommended that the revisions to the Contract Procedure Rules be adopted by the Council Meeting for inclusion in the Council’s Constitution.

The STAR Joint Committee report and resolution are set out in Schedule 1.

The Corporate, Resource Management and Governance Scrutiny Committee is invited to note the agreement of Trafford & Rochdale to the revised CPRs and agree that the revisions shall be recommended for adoption by the Council Meeting as part of the Council’s Constitution.

Officer contact Celia Tierney by email celia.tierney@stockport.gov.uk

The Monitoring Officer submitted a report (copies of which had been circulated) explaining that the Stockport, Trafford and Rochdale (STAR) Joint Committee had met on the 20 July 2016 and received a report of the Director of STAR procurement setting out the proposed amendments to the harmonised Contract Procedure Rules (CPR) currently adopted by each Council. The STAR Joint Committee had endorsed the revised CPRs and commended that each Council must now approve the revised CPRs and incorporates the revised CPRs into their Constitution.

It was reported that the Constitution Working Party at its meeting held on 20 October 2016 had recommended that the revisions to the Contract Procedure Rules be adopted by the Council Meeting for inclusion in the Council’s Constitution.

The Leader of the Council (Councillor Alexander Ganotis) and the Executive Councillor for Reform & Governance (Councillor David Sedgwick) attended the meeting to answer members’ questions.

RESOLVED – That the Council Meeting be recommended to approve the proposed Constitutional changes.