Social Value Ideas for Peterborough City Council

Political balance committee changes

Following a resignation, the council recalculated political balance and reallocated committee seats. This is an internal governance change with no direct procurement value but it affects committee mem…

“Following the resignation of Daisy Blake Moore Creden, the Democratic Services team has recalculated um the political balance of the council. This bal…”

Leader to Respond to Government

Cabinet agreed that the leader should send the council’s response to the government letter by the deadline, reflecting the unanimous recommendation to postpone the 2026 elections.

“we agree that the leader provides a response to the government letter by the deadline reflecting the key points of this report”

Microsoft renewal approved

The council approved renewal of its Microsoft Enterprise Agreement with Softcat PLC for three years from 2026-01-01. The contract is valued at £4.401 million in total, with an estimated annual value o…

“The proposed contract has an estimated annual value of 1.467 million amounting to a total of 4.401 million over the three years.”

Emergency accommodation review

The statutory officers identified that emergency accommodation payments had been made outside procurement, contract and constitutional rules. Cabinet was told that interim exemptions and contracts hav…

“"payments had been made that had not complied with procurement contract and constitutional requirements"; "training of key officers and a review of al…”