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The Council’s Finance, Procurement and Transformation Committee (9 November) will consider a report on the Council’s procurement compliance.
The Report that will be considered by Elected Members shows that the Council’s overall procurement compliance currently stands at 85.4% of all spend. This is a significant improvement on the 51% rate of compliance spend which was reported during financial year 2015/16.
Where spend is deemed non compliant this means it has not been procured and spent in line with the Council’s agreed Procurement Standing orders.
In December 2020, the Council agreed to implement the recommendations from the Finance, Procurement and Transformation Committee’s Review of financial procedures and procurement standing orders. The Recommendations included an action to carry out an amnesty for any non-compliant spend to be reported to Elected Members. This would then allow for full analysis of all non-compliant to be carried out and for a comprehensive and transparent Contracts Register to be collated and published.
Councillor Adam Wilson, Chair of the Finance, Procurement and Transformation Committee said, “The Report being considered by Elected Members shows the significant improvement that has taken place across our Council to ensure that the Procurement Standing Orders agreed by Full Council are followed in spending public money.
"The leadership shown by Elected Members through our recent Review on financial procedures and procurement standing orders and previous reviews through the Scrutiny Committee has helped to drive this continuous improvement. We have seen a significant turn around over the last 5 years which can give communities and local businesses confidence that Dumfries and Galloway Council is ensuring value for money and supporting the local economy with every pound of public money that is being spent.”
Councillor Katie Hagmann, Vice Chair of the Finance, Procurement and Transformation Committee said, “The significant improvement in procurement compliance will help to restore local confidence in how our Council spends public money. However, there is still work to be done. A number of actions are still being progressed from our Committee’s Review to ensure the rate of compliance increases further.
"Our Council will also use this Review to create a comprehensive and transparent Contracts Register which will be published on our website and so available for easy public consumption.”
