Procurement Update
Perth and Kinross Council · 1 October 2025
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Our vision is a Perth and Kinross where everyone can live life well, free from poverty and inequality ___________________________________________________________________ Committee or Board: Finance and Resources Committee Date of Meeting: 1 October 2025 Report Title: Procurement Update Report Number: 25/251 Report Author: Vanessa Robertson / Lynzi Stewart Organisational Lead: Lisa Simpson, Strategic Lead - Legal and Governance ___________________________________________________________________ 1. Purpose 1.1 The purpose of this Report is to provide an update on the Council’s procurement activity, setting out an Annual Procurement Report for financial year 2024/25. 1.2 Sections 1. Purpose 2. Recommendation(s) 3. Background/Context 4 Proposals 5 Conclusion 6. Impact and Value Assessment 7. Appendices 2. Recommendation(s) It is recommended that the Committee: 2.1 Approve the publication of the Procurement Annual Report 2024/25; 2.2 Note the record of tenders accepted during 2024/25 under the Council’s scheme of delegation; and 2.3 Note monies provided to third parties under the Code of Guidance for Following the Public Pound during 2024/25.
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3. Background/Context 3.1 This report records the procurement activity carried out by the Council during 2024/25. The appended report gives more detail on the procurement contribution to achieving the aims and objectives of the Council. 3.2 Annual reporting on procurement activity became a statutory duty following the implementation of the Procurement Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (the Act) and the Council is required to provide both a retrospective Annual Report, as well as setting out its procurement activity going forward. 3.3 This report has been prepared in line with guidance issued by the Scottish Government. The statutory duties set out by the Act are explicit and include a requirement to provide information on all regulated procurement exercises. The Government guidance provides a template to ensure all reporting public bodies in Scotland provide broadly comparable data. 3.4 The Act requires that notification of publication of our Annual Report be made to the Scottish Ministers. 3.5 Subject to approval by this Committee, the Annual Report will be published on the Council’s website to meet the Scottish Government reporting requirements. 4 Proposals 4.1 This reporting requirement is set out in: • the Council’s Scheme of Administration; • the Council’s Contract Rules; and • the Code of Guidance for FPP which establish the requirement for Executive Directors to report on the how the Council attends to its tenders and the monies it provides to third parties annually. 4.2 The publication of this type of information enhances transparency in our purchasing activities and helps us to promote the opportunities for working with Perth and Kinross Council. 4.3 The report includes analysis of the numbers and sizes of businesses located in the Perth and Kinross area who have registered an interest in the provision of goods and services, or conclusion of works on behalf of the public sector in general. 5 Conclusion 5.1 The Annual Report presented provides an overview of the procurement work undertaken on behalf of the Council in 2024/25.
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6. Impact and Value Assessment This report has been classified as being an operational report and as such does not require a full Impact and Value Assessment. 7. Appendices 7.1 Procurement Annual Report 2024/25 7.2 Tenders Accepted 2024/25 7.3 Following the Public Pound 2024/25