Purpose

To consider requests to waive Contract
Procedure Rules and agree the direct award of a number of
contracts. The requests to waive Contract Procedure Rules have been
considered by the Procurement Board, and in considering the
requests, consideration was given to the contract value and length
of contract, steps taken to ensure best value, the reasons for not
undergoing a competitive process, whether the contract was a stop
gap prior to undergoing a competitive process and availability of
compliant alternatives to direct awards, together with any other
reasons being given by the commissioning area.

Decision

That the Contract Procedure Rules be waived
and the direct awards be agreed in respect of the contracts, as
detailed in the accompanying document.

Reason – The usual procurement process cannot be followed for
the contracts, for the reasons included in the accompanying
document, for each individual contract.

Alternative options considered

N/A