Procurement and Commissioning Strategy

Contents

• Policy summary
• Introduction
• Our current position
• Core policy: Address the Climate Emergency
• Core policy: Give people a bigger say
• Our principles
• Conclusions
• Other considerations

Introduction

On 14th March 2019, Bath & North East Somerset Council declared a Climate Emergency. 

The resolution pledged to: 

• Provide leadership to enable carbon neutral Bath and North East Somerset by 2030 

• Sign up to the UK100 Clean Energy Pledge (100% clean energy by 2030) 

• Enable citizen engagement 

• Oppose expansion of Bristol Airport 

Our 2019-2024 Corporate Strategy was developed in line with the Climate Emergency declaration.  

Policies

Our two core policies are: 

1. Address the Climate Emergency 
2. Give people a bigger say  

Principles

Three principles drive the commitments in the strategy. These principles are: 

1. Prepare for the future 

2. Deliver for local residents 

3. Focus on prevention 

Purpose

The purpose of the Strategy is to explain how the Procurement & Commissioning functions will address our corporate ambitions and deliver effective value for money.