Present at the meeting:
- Councillor Mrs M J Whiteside (Chairman)
- Councillor H L Cadman
- Councillor B J Fagan
- Councillor G Wilkes
- Reverend Deacon R Moore (Co-opted member)
.1 Apologies for absence: Councillors Mrs B Bourne and G W Fairhurst.
.2 Minutes: The minutes of the meeting of this Select Committee held on 8 December 2008 were approved as a correct record.
.3 Presentation from the Head of Procurement, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust: Brian Mangan (BM) gave a presentation to the Select Committee regarding the tendering and procurement procedures at the Trust. The Committee drew conclusions about the differences between these procedures and those of Wigan Council. The Committee were particularly interested in electronic tendering, which the Trust was currently developing and how this might be adopted for use by the Council.
Resolved: The Select Committee:
- thanks BM for his presentation to the Select Committee and his offer to further joint working with Wigan Council on electronic tendering;
- agrees to recommend that the Council examines electronic tendering; and
- agrees that the Policy Officer will produce a compendium of information around the AGMA collaborative hub.
(Councillor G Wilkes declared a personal and non prejudicial interest in this item because of his employment at Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh NHS Trust).
.4 Progress Review – The Select Committee considered its next steps in relation to the Work Plan.
Resolved: The Select Committee agrees to carry out a full progress review at the next meeting.
.5 Date and time of next meeting: Resolved: The Select Committee No.3 notes that the next meeting will be held at 6.00 pm on 26 January 2009.
