Common use of Direct Award Clause in Contracts

Direct Award. Subject to the provisions of Framework Schedule 5, a Contracting Body may directly award a Call-Off Agreement on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender ("MEAT"). The Contracting Body must satisfy itself that its Goods and Services Requirements can be met by the Framework Supplier's Catalogue of the Goods and Services as set out in Framework Schedule 1 (Goods and Services).

Direct Award. Subject to the provisions of Framework Schedule 56, a Contracting Body may directly award a Call-Off Agreement on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender ("MEAT"). The Contracting Body must satisfy itself that its Goods and Services Requirements can be met by the Framework Supplier's Catalogue of the Goods and Services as set out in Framework Schedule 1 (Goods and Services).