Decision - Annual Procurement Forward Plan

Brighton and Hove Cabinet Decided 13 Feb 2025 · effective 22 Feb 2025 approved Key decision GET /api/coverage

Decision maker

Cabinet

Report author

Emma Law

Published

14 Feb 2025

Reference

7403

As published

the council's own words, unedited

This report sets out the Annual Procurement Forward Plan of planned procurements in excess of £1 million

1) That Cabinet agrees the Procurement Forward Plan for 2025/26 as set out in Appendix 1. 2) That Cabinet notes the Procurement Flow chart set out at Appendix 2.

Parsed from the document

gpt-5.6-luna-2026-07-09 · 1102/582 tokens · 6078ms · parsed 9 Sep 2026 15:36

Everything below was read out of a PDF by a model It is useful and it is not authoritative. The document it came from is linked in the rail, and where the two disagree the document is right.

This document sets out the process for handling new or recurring procurement requirements valued at over £1 million in the next financial year. It explains when Cabinet approval is required, the available approval routes, and the steps before tender and contract award.

Recommendation

Follow the Procurement Forward Plan and Approval to Procure processes, obtain the required Cabinet approval, and proceed to market and contract award in accordance with the applicable approval route and Contract Standing Orders.

Financial impact

Procurements valued at over £1 million are covered; no specific budget or contract amount is stated.

Decision maker

Cabinet

Stakeholders named

parsed

CabinetCabinet MembersCorporate DirectorsDirectorsHeads of ServiceProcurement LeadCabinet Advisor (Procurement)

Next steps

parsed

The Procurement Lead checks that all relevant procurements have been captured on the Procurement Forward Plan.
The Corporate Director, Director or Head of Service and Procurement Lead brief the Cabinet Advisor (Procurement) and relevant Cabinet Member.
Cabinet considers and approves the procurement or reserves the decision.
If approved, the procurement proceeds to market under the applicable approval route.
The Procurement team publishes the pipeline notice within 56 days of the start of the relevant financial year.
The tender progresses to contract award in accordance with Contract Standing Orders.

Precedents

not built

"Decided elsewhere" is not built Finding the same decision in other councils needs semantic matching over decision text, which is part of the search rewrite. Until then, the council's own decisions list is the way through.