Contract procedure rules
The council’s contract procedure rules set out the following requirements depending on the contract value.
Low value
- Contracts up the value of £30k.
- Procurement will be dealt with by Spending Officers.
- Requirement to seek quotations, ideally three and at least one should be from a local supplier.
- Quotations will be sought from known suppliers via email.
Intermediate value
- Contracts between £30k and £100k.
- Procurement will be dealt with by Buying Officer in consultation with Procurement Officer.
- Three quotations must be sought through the Chest procurement portal.
- Transparency notices are required.
High Value
- Contracts over the value of £100k.
- Procurement Officer involvement from the outset.
- Competitive tendering exercise on the CHEST or other compliant route such as a procurement framework.
- Social value must be considered.