Decision details

(1)        That, in accordance with Contract Standing Order C2(11), the 55 breaches of Contract Standing Orders listed in the Appendix to this report involving cumulative spends with individual contractors in excess of £50,000 over a 4-year period and the reasons they have occurred be noted;

(2)        That a further 205 breaches of Contract Standing Orders involvingcumulative spends with individual contractors of less than £50,000 over a 4-year period be noted; and

(3)        That Assistant Directors have been asked to take the required action that they have identified within the Appendix to the report (and for the other breaches with values of less than £50,000) in respect of individual contractors, to seek to ensure that no future breaches of Contract Standing Orders occur regarding contracts with those contractors be noted.