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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The CSOs themselves can only be updated in accordance with the provisions set out in the Council's Constitution.

2

The EU Thresholds are set by the EU every two years and apply to all member states.  There is no discretion available in terms of the threshold at which the EU Rules will apply.  It is therefore more appropriate to arrange for amendment of CSO 7 to reflect the new EU Threshold under a scheme of delegation.

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The provisions of this Purchasing Guide can be updated and amended more easily than the CSOs themselves.  If you have comments, suggestions or proposals for amendments or improvements to this Purchasing Guide then please contact the Procurement and Contracts Unit.

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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
• Appendix 1 - Risk Matrix
• Attachment 1 - Risk Assessment

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