This report is interesting. Cambridgeshire County Council have established a procurement breach reporting process as part of their internal controls. These controls are set out in their Contract Procedure Rules (CPR). This is a fantastic example of leading practice internal control and something every contracting authority should consider.
The detail of the report is quite embarrassing for Cambridgeshire County Council. According to the report, 20 breaches of the Council’s internal procurement rules occurred in the 9 month period. 13 of those breaches were also deemed to amount to breaches of procurement law. One of the councillors suggests the breaches had a cumulative value of over £27million.
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