Issue - meetings

To present the report of the Programme, Business Planning and Performance Manager.

It was resolved –

•           To note the findings of the report Procuring Well-being in Wales – A Review into How the Well-being of Future Generations Act is informing procurement in Wales.

•           To approve the Council’s response to the associated recommendations published.

NO PROPOSAL FOR ADDITIONAL ACTION WAS MADE

The report of the Business Planning, Programme and Performance Manager incorporating the recommendations set out in the Procuring Well-being in Wales report published by the Future Generations Commissioner in February, 2021 was presented for the Committee’s consideration. The Procuring Well-being in Wales report outlines the extent to which the Well-being of Future Generations Act is informing commissioning and procurement decisions across all 44 public bodies in Wales.

The Director of Function (Resources) and Section 151 Officer reported that Anglesey Council was among a sample of local authorities that took part in the fieldwork for the report which examines how procurement is being undertaken at the Council and how the requirement of the Wellbeing of Future Generations Act are being embedded in day to day procurement work. Attached under Appendix 1 is the Council’s draft response to the report’s recommendations the majority of which require Welsh Government action before they can be then implemented at Council level.

The Director of Function (Resources) and Section 151 Officer advised that the Council has been reviewing its contract management arrangements including the possibility of introducing a formal system to better manage this function and is investigating the availability of such systems, their features, benefits  and cost implications and how they may be integrated with the Council’s existing financial systems. The Council’s Procurement Team is also undertaking an audit of a sample of contracts to evaluate the standard and quality of current contracts and to establish whether the contract management and performance management elements are sufficiently robust and how they are subsequently monitored and enforced. The findings from these two pieces of work will inform any decisions with regard to contract management going forward. The Council’s Procurement Strategy is also under review and is being developed in readiness for the new Council in May, 2022 to be aligned with the new Council’s Corporate Plan.

It was resolved –

•           To note the findings of the report Procuring Well-being in Wales – A Review into How the Well-being of Future Generations Act is informing procurement in Wales.

•           To approve the Council’s response to the associated recommendations published.

NO PROPOSAL FOR ADDITIONAL ACTION WAS MADE