Common use of Direct Award Clause in Contracts

Direct Award. The following criteria and weightings shall be applied to the Framework Suppliers' compliant tenders submitted through direct award. Criteria Number Criteria - ranked in order of importance Percentage Weightings (or rank order of importance where applicable) - to be set by the Contracting Body conducting the direct award 1 Price (life cycle costs, cost effectiveness & price; price and running costs) 0 – 100% 2 Quality (including delivery time, sales service, good value, accessories, service fitness for purpose) Technical merit; coverage, network capacity and performance as specified in relevant service levels 0 – 100% 3 Environmental characteristics 0 – 100% Total Weighting 100%

Direct Award. The following criteria and weightings shall be applied to the Framework Suppliers' compliant tenders submitted through direct award. The criteria are in no particular order of importance. Criteria Number Criteria - ranked in order of importance Percentage Weightings (or rank order of importance where applicable) - to be set by the Contracting Body conducting the direct award – examples below (which in total should add up to 100%): 1 Price (life cycle costs, cost effectiveness & price; price and running costs) 0 – 10010-40% 2 Quality (including delivery time, sales service, good value, accessories, service fitness for purpose) Technical merit; coverage, network capacity and performance as specified in relevant service levels 0 – 100% 3 Environmental characteristics 0 – 100% Total Weighting 10060–90%

Direct Award. The following criteria and weightings shall be applied to the Framework Suppliers' compliant tenders submitted through direct award. The criteria are in no particular order of importance. Criteria Number Criteria - ranked in order of importance Percentage Weightings (or rank order of importance where applicable) - to be set by the Contracting Body conducting the direct award – examples below (which in total should add up to 100%): 1 Price (life cycle costs, cost effectiveness & price; price and running costs) 0 – 10010-90% 2 Quality (including delivery time, sales service, good value, accessories, service fitness for purpose) Technical merit; coverage, network capacity and performance as specified in relevant service levels 0 – 100% 3 Environmental characteristics 0 – 100% Total Weighting 10010–90%