Decision details

As this is a direct award OED guidance states, decisions between £250k and £499,999k need to be approved by the Executive Director.

Bristol City Council, Fleet Services have awarded its Car Club contract to the second and third highest ranked companies on the TPPL Framework, as the first ranked company was unable to meet BCC’s specification.
This purchase is being undertaken in accordance with Commercial Services Kent Limited (CSKL) and TPPL Vehicle Purchase Framework TPPLCSKL02.
The Procurement Partnership Ltd (TPPL) has completed a tendering exercise on behalf of Commercial Services Kent Limited (CSKL) to establish a Vehicle Car Club Framework covering Car Clubs and Pool Car schemes including travel management systems and packages.
A Procurement Officer has been appointed to this project and the process being followed by Fleet Services has been approved by the Procurement Team.

Mini tender to the TPPL considered and discounted as the outcome would be the same as the current proposal to direct award. The second and third have achieved this status following a submission to the TPPL based on a specification, quality and cost. The highest ranked supplier on the TPPL Framework was discounted as it failed to meet the specification requirement for on-street vehicles.