RESOLVED that Cabinet -

(a)     approves in principle, the draft Procurement Procedure Rules, as set out in Appendix A to report A.1, as developed by the Essex Procurement Partnership, of which Tendring District Council is an active Member Authority, for recommendation onto Full Council for adoption;

(b)     authorises the Corporate Director (Law & Governance), being the responsible Officer for the Council’s corporate procurement function and the Council’s statutory Monitoring Officer, to make any necessary minor amendments and to produce a final draft of the Procurement Procedure Rules, in consultation with the Portfolio Holder for Assets and Community Safety, for Full Council to consider;

(c)     recommends to Council that the final draft Procurement Procedures Rules be adopted, replacing the Council’s current Procurement Procedure Rules, as contained with the Rules of Procedure set out in Part 5 of the Council’s Constitution;

(d)     endorses the review to be undertaken by both Internal Audit and the Audit Committee to ensure the Council’s corporate governance requirements continue to be maintained through the new Rules and lessons learnt have been captured;

(e)     notes the update of the activity within the Essex Procurement Partnership and the Local Government Reorganisation for Greater Essex, Procurement and Contracts System Working Group; and

(f)       notes Officers will present the outcome of the detailed analysis of the Council’s Contracts Register in due course in readiness for the transition phases of LGR.