8.1. The method of procurement will be at the discretion of the Director.
8.2. It is the responsibility of the Director to be able to demonstrate that the method of procurement :-
8.2.1. represents Best Value to the Council
8.2.2. fully accounts for the expenditure of public funds in a fair and open way.
8.3. Full documentation must be compiled and retained as evidence of the process followed and confirmation that it complied with all the requirements set out above.
8.4. Where formal tenders are invited :-
8.4.1 Tender documents issued by the Council must specify the works, supplies or services and the Council's terms and conditions of contract and terms of payment.
8.4.2 Tenders are acceptable in hard copy, or by e-mail. In either case, the tenders must be in a format and layout prescribed by the Council.
8.4.3 The relevant procedures set out elsewhere in these Contract Procedures will apply.
