PROCUREMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL Version Date of Reason for Update Updated By No: Update Significantly revised policy to account for implementation of Public Contracts Procurement & 1 May 2015 Regulations 2015, NIPPP requirements and Contracts Manager new suite of purchasing procedures. Revised to reflect reduced OJEU level procurement thresholds due to classification 5th June Procurement & 2 as a Central Govt. authority as listed in 2015 Contracts Manager Schedule 1 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. Revised to reflect introduction of £2.5-£10k business case, amended £10k -£30k business case removal of business case 1st templates from Appendices, add a section Procurement & 3 December on exemption from requiring a business Contracts Manager 2015 case, update to reference corporate Plan 2015-18 and amend page numbering and hyperlinks. Revised to reflect the amended £2.5-£10k & £10k -£30k business case templates, 8th January Procurement & 4 £30k PPE template and the amended OJEU 2016 Contracts Manager thresholds effective from 1st Jan 2016. The College will continue to seek a number of easements from the additional burdens placed on the College as NDPB e.g. in terms of thresholds for progressing procurements via CPD and maintenance frameworks to reflect normal practices within Higher Education. Some minor amendments may be made to forms included in the appendices based on experience and feedback from usage of these new forms. Table of Contents
PROCUREMENT POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL Version No: Reason for Update Date of Update Updated By 1 Significantly revised policy to account for implementation of Public Contracts Regulations 2015, NIPPP requirements and new suite of purchasing procedures. May 2015 Procurement & Contracts Manager 2 Revised to reflect reduced OJEU level procurement thresholds due to classification as a Central Govt. authority as listed in Schedule 1 of the Public Contracts Regulations 2015. 5th June 2015 Procurement & Contracts Manager 3 Revised to reflect introduction of £2.5-£10k business case, amended £10k -£30k business case removal of business case templates from Appendices, add a section on exemption from requiring a business case, update to reference corporate Plan 2015-18 and amend page numbering and hyperlinks. 1st December 2015 Procurement & Contracts Manager 4 Revised to reflect the amended £2.5-£10k & £10k -£30k business case templates, PPE template and the amended OJEU thresholds effective from 1st Jan 2016. 8th January 2016 Procurement & Contracts Manager The College will continue to seek a number of easements from the additional burdens placed on the College as NDPB e.g. in terms of thresholds for progressing procurements via CPD and maintenance frameworks to reflect normal practices within Higher Education. Some minor amendments may be made to forms included in the appendices based on experience and feedback from usage of these new forms. Table of Contents £30k