Common use of THE CONTRACTING BODY’S OBLIGATIONS Clause in Contracts

THE CONTRACTING BODY’S OBLIGATIONS. Any Contracting Body awarding a Call Off Agreement under this Framework Agreement through a General Further Competition Procedure shall: develop a clear Statement of Requirements; complete the General Further Competition Order Form to reflect the Statement of Requirements; appropriately amend the General Further Competition Order Form and Call Off Terms to reflect its Statement of Requirements only to the extent permitted by and in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations and Guidance. This includes; completing all appendices to the extent possible and indicating where input from the Supplier(s) will be required as part of its tender; and considering whether, in the context of the particular proposed Call Off Agreement, any of the Call Off Terms (including the schedules) need to be amended or overridden by including any Alternative Clauses (as that term is defined in the Call Off Terms) in the Order Form. The Call Off Terms (including the schedules) must not themselves be altered; any such amendments must be set out in the Order Form; invite all Suppliers to tender for the Services by issuing the completed General Further Competition Order Form to each Supplier on the Lot, with any additional supporting documentation which the Contracting Body deems appropriate; set a time limit for the receipt of the tenders which takes into account factors such as the complexity of the subject matter of the contract and the time needed to submit tenders; keep each tender confidential until the expiry of the time limit; apply the Award Criteria set out in Table 3 below to all compliant tender(s) and the Award Criteria will be used as the basis of the Contracting Body’s decision to award a Call Off Agreement for its required Services. Table 3 – General Further Competition Award Criteria Criteria Number Criteria Percentage Weightings 1 Price 10% OR MORE (UP TO 90%) 2 Quality (including technical merit and delivery lead times) 10% OR MORE (UP TO 90%) The use of the Short Form Further Competition Procedure does not place any obligation on a Contracting Body to place an Order with any Framework Supplier at any point. If an Electronic Reverse Auction is to be held, the Contracting Body shall notify all of the Suppliers and shall conduct the General Further Competition Procedure in accordance with the procedures set out in paragraph 5. The Contracting Body shall award the Call Off Agreement with the successful Supplier in accordance with paragraph 8 below. The Contracting Body shall provide unsuccessful Framework Suppliers with written feedback giving the reasons why their tenders were unsuccessful.

THE CONTRACTING BODY’S OBLIGATIONS. Any Contracting Body awarding a Call Off Agreement under this Framework Agreement through a General the Short Form Further Competition Procedure shall: develop a clear Statement of Requirements; complete the General Short Form Further Competition Order Form Requirement Template to reflect the Statement of Requirements; appropriately amend the General Further Competition Order Form and Call Off Terms to reflect its Statement of Requirements only to the extent permitted by and in accordance with the requirements of the Regulations and Guidance. This includes; completing all appendices to the extent possible and indicating where input from the Supplier(s) will be required as part of its tender; and considering whether, in the context of the particular proposed Call Off Agreement, any of the Call Off Terms (including the schedules) need to be amended or overridden by including any Alternative Clauses (as that term is defined in the Call Off Terms) in the Order Form. The Call Off Terms (including the schedules) must not themselves be altered; any such amendments must be set out in the Order Form; invite all Suppliers to tender for the Services by issuing the completed General Short Form Further Competition Order Form Requirement Template to each Supplier on the Lot, with any additional supporting documentation which the Contracting Body deems deemed appropriate; set a time limit for the receipt of the tenders which takes into account factors such as the complexity of the subject matter of the contract and the time needed to submit tenders; keep each tender confidential until the expiry of the time limit; apply the Award Criteria set out in Table 3 2 below to all compliant tender(s) and the Award Criteria will be used as the basis of the Contracting Body’s decision to award a Call Off Agreement for its required Services. ; Table 3 2 – General Short Form Further Competition Award Criteria Criteria Number Criteria Percentage Weightings 1 Price 1050% OR MORE (UP TO 90100%) 2 Quality (including technical merit and delivery lead times) 10% OR MORE (UP TO 90%) 50% The use of the Short Form Further Competition Procedure does not place any obligation on a Contracting Body to place an Order with any Framework Supplier at any point. If an Electronic Reverse Auction is to be held, the Contracting Body shall notify all of the Suppliers and shall conduct the General Short Form Further Competition Procedure in accordance with the procedures set out in paragraph 5. ; The Contracting Body shall award the Call Off Agreement with to the successful Supplier in accordance with paragraph 8 below. The Contracting Body shall provide unsuccessful Framework Suppliers with written feedback giving the reasons why their tenders were unsuccessful.