The
Leader of the Council is elected by the City Council and is
responsible for all of the executive functions of the Council
– including most major decisions about service delivery
– within the over-arching policies and budget set by the City
Council. He/she can personally make these decisions or choose to
delegate them. He has decided to delegate decisions relating to
commissioning and procurement to the Commissioning and Procurement
Executive Committee.
The
Commissioning and Procurement Executive Committee oversees the
Commissioning Framework and Procurement Strategy across the City
Council and One Nottingham Strategic Partnership. Commissioning is
the cycle of assessing the needs of people, designing services and
monitoring their delivery and effectiveness to ensure the best
outcomes for local people making use of available resources.
Procurement means the whole
process of acquisition from third parties (including logistical
aspects) and covers goods, services and construction
projects.
The
Committee sets an annual work programme including the approval of
procurement plans and commissioning, decommissioning and third
sector grant aid proposals above £25,000, including those
above the Key Decision threshold. A decision is referred to as a
‘Key Decision’ if it will result in the Council
incurring expenditure or making income or savings of £750,000
or more, or if it will have a significant impact on two or more
wards in the City. If the Committee intends to take a Key Decision
details of the decision to be taken will be published in advance in
the ’28 Day Notice’ whenever possible.
The
Committee’s membership is Executive councillors including
those whose portfolios include commissioning. Representatives of
Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service (NCVS) and Nottingham
Equal have a standing invitation to attend and speak at
meetings.
The
Committee meets monthly and meetings are open to the
public.