The purpose of the Corporate Procurement Plan is: "To ensure that the Organisation's procurement function operates in accordance with best practice as outlined in the National Public Procurement Policy Framework and supports effective value for money purchasing while ensuring transparency and accountability."

The key drivers for change that underpin this Procurement Plan are:

• To contribute to the delivery of the planned efficiency savings targeted in the coming Financial Years;
• To support the National Procurement Policy Unit initiatives;
• To ensure value for money is being achieved; and
• To enable the strategic objectives of the Council to be met.