The Procurement Department, through the EMT, hold sole responsibility for authorising all Official Purchase Orders. The levels of authorisation have been set as follows:
Keeper/Deputy Keepers | £1,000,000 and over |
Executive Directors (Grade 6) | up to £1,000,000 |
Director (Grade 7) | up to £500,000 |
SEO equivalents | up to £100,000 |
HEO equivalents | up to £60,000 |
EO equivalents | up to £30,000 |