2. General Principles - Application and Compliance with Contract Standing Orders

2.1

These Contract Standing Orders apply to the purchase by or on behalf of the Council of works, supplies (goods) and services.

2.2

These Contract Standing Orders apply to all contracts including all purchase orders, concessions and contractual arrangements entered into by or on behalf of the Council, except for the specific types of contracts and purchasing methods which are listed in 2.3.

2.3

These Contract Standing Orders do not apply to:

2.3.1	Employment contracts
2.3.2	Contracts relating solely to the purchase or sale of interests in land
2.3.3	Contracts for retention of legal counsel and the appointment of expert witnesses in legal proceedings
2.3.4	Service level agreements setting out the conditions which the Council applies to its funding of particular voluntary sector bodies
2.3.5	Post Entry Training Schemes.
2.3.6	When, for technical or artistic reasons, or for reasons connected with the protection of exclusive rights, the goods, services or works may be provided only by a particular service provider.