Council                                                           Agenda Item 67

Subject:                    Contract Standing Orders

Date of meeting:    30 January 2025

Report of:                 Director of Governance and Law

Contact Officer:      Name: Anthony Soyinka

                                    Email: anthony.soyinka@brighton-hove.gov.uk

Ward(s) affected:   All

For general release

1. Action Required of Council:

1.1       That the report, recommendations and Minutes Extract of the Audit, Standards & General Purposes Committee held on 28 January 2025 be noted.

1.2      That full Council approves the proposed new Contract Standing Orders at

Annex 1 with effect from 24th February 2025.

1.3      That full Council delegates authority to the Council’s Monitoring Officer to

amend the council’s Constitution to incorporate the proposed Contract Standing Orders when the new Procurement Act 2023 comes into effect, and to make amendments to Appendix 1 of the new Contract Standing Orders as legislative, technical or organisational changes require.