1. Please can you provide information on the authority's procurement policies and thresholds as relevant to software licencing? In particular:
• Below what value threshold software licences can be purchased without requiring a competitive tendering process (in £, specifying whether this includes or excludes VAT), and whether this limit applies annually, per individual transaction etc.
This information can be found is section 13 of the Council’s Constitution, which can be accessed through the link below:
https://wokingham.moderngov.co.uk/documents/s66275/Section%2013%20Procurement%20and%20Contract%20Rules%20and%20Procedures.pdf
• Up to what value threshold (in £, specifying whether this includes or excludes VAT), single tender actions / direct awards can be considered.
• What the policy or process is for deciding whether to use a single tender action / direct award.
• Whether there is any requirement for software providers to the authority to be members of any procurement frameworks e.g. GCloud
If these questions can be most easily answered by sharing the authority's overall procurement policy, please feel free to do so.
Procurements with estimated value greater than £50,000 are supported by a procurement strategy analysing all feasible options to meet a specific need, including whether a direct award is an option at all under the specific circumstances. Further details about the procurement strategy considerations can be found in the Corporate Strategy for Procurement, Commissioning and contract Management, accessible via WBC website:
https://www.wokingham.gov.uk/council-and-meetings/open-data/plans-policies-and-strategies/?assetdet91f252ff-550d-4cfa-a838-92ef2cb5f83c=608778&categoryesctl91f252ff-550d-4cfa-a838-92ef2cb5f83c=10778