Direct Award. If AHDB reasonably believes it has sufficient information to inform its decision, AHDB may select a supplier with which to place an order for provision of the Goods and/or Services without further competition by: (a) the Preferred Supplier will be asked to supply the services. Where the Preferred Supplier advises AHDB that it is unable to supply the services as required by AHDB for any reason or fails to respond to AHDB’s request for services within such reasonable timescale as notified to it by AHDB, AHDB will approach the next highest ranked supplier. The process will be repeated until a supplier confirms it is able to provide the services as required by AHDB. (b) AHDB reserves the right to award directly to the Supplier where due to technical reasons or in order to protect exclusive rights no reasonable alternative or substitute supplier exists; When responding to a direct award, the fees/ pricing shall be in accordance with the maximum rates/ pricing mechanism submitted as part of the Supplier’s tender for this Agreement.
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Sources: Framework Agreement for the Provision of Goods and/or Services, Framework Agreement, Framework Agreement