Issue - meetings

Cabinet:

Reviewed and noted the actions that have been undertaken over the past 12 months to reduce the barriers to council procurement for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) prior to the report going to Scrutiny and Overview Committee.

Please note that this decision was first published on 1 July and so the deadline for call-in is Wednesday 8 July at 5pm.

Cabinet:

Reviewed and noted the actions that have been undertaken over the past 12 months to reduce the barriers to council procurement for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) prior to the report going to Scrutiny and Overview Committee.

Councillor John Williams, Lead Cabinet Member for Finance, introduced the report, addressing the need for certain barriers to procurement to be removed for small and medium sized businesses.

Councillor Brian Milnes indicated support for the project, discussing its importance during this period of recovery. Councillor Peter McDonald, the Council’s Business Champion, noted the introduction of the business support team would assist with more local businesses applying for Council projects, along with working with the local Members.

The Leader concluded the discussion, and thanked the officers for their hard work, Cabinet, by affirmation:

Reviewed and noted the actions that had been undertaken over the past 12 months to reduce the barriers to council procurement for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) prior to the report going to Scrutiny and Overview Committee.