Minute 771 (Cabinet Agenda Item No.6 refers)

Called in by Councillors L Burton, I Gilbert, A Chalk and R Woodley

The Committee considered Minute 771 of Cabinet held on 12^th March 2019, which had been called in to scrutiny, together with a report of the Strategic Director (Transformation) which sought approval to a Commissioning Framework to enable the Council to become an outcome-based commissioning organisation.

Resolved:-

That the decisions of Cabinet, as set out in 1-4 below and the Recommendation as set out in 5 below, be noted:-

“1. That the definition of commissioning for Southend-on-Sea Borough Council be as follows:

“the process by which we understand the collective approach needed in order to deliver the Southend 2050 outcomes; and what we need to do with others to make them happen.  In practice, this is not in-sourcing or out-sourcing but clearly ‘right-sourcing’.”

2. That the overarching principles of the Southend-on-Sea Commissioning Framework, be approved.

3. That, as part of a transitional period to an outcome based investment model, the Thematic Annual Procurement Plan 2019/20, be approved.

4. That the Market Position Statement for publication as set out in paragraph 5.7 and Appendix 4 to the report, be approved.

Note: This is an Executive Function save that Recommendation 5 above is a Council Function.

Cabinet Member: Cllr Lamb