PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACT PROCEDURE RULES

PROPOSED AMENDMENTS

EXISTING RULE NO.	NEW RULE NO.	CURRENT WORDING	PROPOSED AMENDMENT	REASON
1.1		OJEU Tender means the procurement process to be followed where the estimated whole life value of a Contract exceeds the relevant EU Threshold	Above Threshold Tender means the procurement process to be followed where the estimated whole life value of a Contract exceeds the relevant UK Procurement Threshold	Defined term amended.
1.1		Director means the Chief Executive Officer; Corporate Director Business and Environmental Services; Corporate Director Health and Adult Services; Corporate Director Children and Young People’s Service; Corporate Director - Strategic Resources as the context requires	Director means the Chief Executive Officer; Assistant Chief Executive (Business Support), Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services), Corporate Director Business and Environmental Services; Corporate Director Health and Adult Services; Corporate Director Children and Young People’s Service; Corporate Director - Strategic Resources as the context requires	Defined term amended to include Assistant Chief Executive (Business Support) and Assistant Chief Executive (Legal Services), to ensure efficient operating of decision making
1.1		EU means the European Union	Removed	Not applicable
1.1		EU Threshold            means the current threshold above which the PCR’s apply, currently £189,330 for services and supplies £663,540 for social and other specific services and £4,733,252 for works	UK Procurement Threshold means the current threshold above which the PCR’s apply, currently £189,330 for services and supplies £663,540 for social and other specific services and £4,733,252 for works	Defined term amended.
1.1		OJEU  means the Official Journal of the European Union	Removed	Not applicable
1.1		Not currently included.	Grant means a sum of money awarded to the Council in anticipation of it being applied for an agreed purpose	Defined term added.
13.1		A written OJEU Threshold Tender may only be considered if:- (a) it has been received electronically through the E‑Sourcing System,	A written Above Threshold Tender may only be considered if:- (b) it has been received electronically through the E‑Sourcing System, or (where permitted in exceptional circumstances, and subject to agreement by the HoP) it has been received electronically through an appropriate alternative method, such as a secure email inbox; or	To allow flexibility of electronic method in exceptional circumstances
	16.7	Not currently included.	Specific exceptions to Rule 22.4 are permitted in such other circumstances as the CD-SR and the ACE(LDS) may agree.	To allow flexibility in process for the award of a grant in exceptional circumstances
22.4		Where the value of the grant exceeds £175,000 over 3 years but is less than the relevant UK Procurement Threshold detailed in Rule 2.12 Table 4 a competitive grants process must be completed.  The opportunity must be advertised on the Council’s E‑Sourcing system.	Where the value of the grant exceeds £175,000 over 3 years but is less than the relevant UK Procurement Threshold detailed in Rule 2.12 Table 4 a competitive grants process should be completed.  The opportunity should be advertised on the Council’s E‑Sourcing system.	Corrected to align with the award procedure set out in Table 4
		Various	Various	References throughout the PCPR to OJEU have been updated and replaced with “Above Threshold” and references to EU law replaced with UK Law.