To consider a report of the Executive Member for Finance.

1. To agree to the establishment of a shared procurement service across Stockport Trafford and Rochdale Councils to be hosted by Trafford Council.

2. To agree to the legal governance arrangements as set out in the report that will support the delivery of the Shared Service and provide delegated authority to the Procurement Service to operate across the three locations.

3. To note and approve the arrangements by which staff will transfer to the new Procurement Unit including the circumstances whereby staff would transfer to Trafford Council under TUPE and to approve the commencement of formal consultation with staff and trade unions on the proposals.

The Executive Member for Finance and Director of Finance submitted a report providing information on the Strategic Procurement project that had evolved into a proposed Shared Procurement Service and collaboration between Stockport, Trafford and Rochdale Councils, providing information on the proposed governance arrangements for the Shared Procurement Service, and providing information on the proposed new operating model and arrangements to transfer staff from Stockport and Rochdale into Trafford Council as host authority under TUPE.

            RESOLVED:

(1)       To agree to the establishment of a shared procurement service across Stockport Trafford and Rochdale Councils to be hosted by Trafford Council.

(2)       To agree to the legal governance arrangements as set out in the report that will support the delivery of the Shared Service and provide delegated authority to the Procurement Service to operate across the three locations.

(3)       To note and approve the arrangements by which staff will transfer to the new Procurement Unit including the circumstances whereby staff would transfer to Trafford Council under TUPE and to approve the commencement of formal consultation with staff and trade unions on the proposals.