16. Review and Changes to these Contract Standing Orders

16.1

These Contract Standing Orders shall be reviewed and updated on a regular basis.  Save in the case of revisions to the EU Thresholds in Contract Standing Order 7, amended Contract Standing Orders shall be recommended by the Constitutional Review Working Party to Council. The Procurement and Contracts Manager will make revisions to the EU Thresholds.

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• Introduction – Purpose of the Contract Standing Orders (CSOs)

• General Principles – Application and Compliance with Contract Standing Orders

• General Principles Applying to All Contracts

• Regulatory context

• Responsibilities of Directors, Service Managers and Responsible Officers

• Scheme of Delegation

• Financial Thresholds and Procedures

• Financial Thresholds and Processes Applying to Approval and Execution of Contracts

• Calculating the Contract Value

• Principles Underlying Tendering Processes and Tender Evaluation

• Submission and Opening of tenders

• Evaluation of Quotes and Tenders

• Waivers

• Extensions to Existing Contracts

• Purchasing Schemes

• Review and Changes to these Contract Standing Orders

• Standard Clauses

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