That the recommendations of the Member and Officer based Task and Finish Group be approved, which are:
1) Approving the action plan and outcomes in Task and Finish Group Report ( Appendix 1)
2) Creating a cross departmental project – to include consultation with members - to produce:
a) Revised procurement processes that support the new policy
b) a Social Value and Sustainable Procurement Policy linked to our Strategic Plan to
embed social value as a keystone to all council activity and
c) implement the action plan attached to the report
3) That as part of the work of the project group, a social value calculator tool is identified
and purchased to inform decision making, with a maximum budget of £50k
4) That East Suffolk Council commissions work from the East of England Local Government Association to carry out a review of procurement processes, and a ‘health check’ to identify any changes that need to be made to implement the new policy.