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. Direct ordering without a further competition is permitted to be used by Contracting Authorities for low value orders (up to a maximum of £20,000) for Goods and/or Services available from the Core List, or for continuity purposes where only one Supplier can meet a Contracting Authority’s Goods and/or Services Requirements. Criteria Number Criteria Percentage Weighting 1 Price 100%  PART B: FURTHER COMPETITION AWARD CRITERIA The following criteria shall be applied to the Goods and/or Services set out in the Suppliers' compliant tenders submitted through the Further Competition Procedure: Criteria Number Criteria Percentage Weightings (or rank order of importance where applicable) - to be set by the Contracting Authority conducting the further competition A Quality 60% (Contracting Authorities can change this weighting with a variance of +/- 30%) B Price 40% (Contracting Authorities can change this weighting with a variance of +/- 30%)  FRAMEWORK SCHEDULE 7: KEY SUB-CONTRACTORS In accordance with Clause 61.1 (Appointment of Key Sub-Contractors), the Supplier is entitled to sub-contract its obligations under this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Contracts entered into pursuant to this Framework Agreement, to the Key Sub-Contractors listed below. [Guidance Note: the list of Key Sub-Contractors as approved by CCS will be inserted here] Name and full details including contact details and company registration number: Obligation Company name: Address: Contact Details (telephone / email): Company registration number: Role of the Key Sub-Contractor in delivering the Services: Approximate % of contractual obligations sub-contracted: FRAMEWORK SCHEDULE 8: FRAMEWORK MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION The following definitions shall apply in addition to the definitions contained in the Framework Schedule 1 (Definitions):

Direct Award. The following criteria and weightings shall be applied to the Framework Suppliers' compliant tenders submitted through direct award. Direct ordering without a further competition is permitted to be used by Contracting Authorities for low value orders (up to a maximum of £20,000) for Goods and/or Services available from the Core List, or for continuity purposes where only one Supplier can meet a Contracting Authority’s Goods and/or Services Requirements. Criteria Number Criteria Percentage Weighting 1 Price 100%  PART B: FURTHER COMPETITION AWARD CRITERIA The following criteria shall be applied to the Goods and/or Services set out in the Suppliers' compliant tenders submitted through the Further Competition Procedure: Criteria Number Criteria Percentage Weightings (or rank order of importance where applicable) - to be set by the Contracting Authority conducting the further competition A Quality 60% (Contracting Authorities can change this weighting with a variance of +/- 30%) B Price 40% (Contracting Authorities can change this weighting with a variance of +/- 30%)  FRAMEWORK SCHEDULE 7: KEY SUB-CONTRACTORS In accordance with Clause 61.1 25.1 (Appointment of Key Sub-Contractors), the Supplier is entitled to sub-contract its obligations under this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Contracts entered into pursuant to this Framework Agreement, to the Key Sub-Contractors listed below. [Guidance Note: the list of Key Sub-Contractors as approved by CCS will be inserted here] Name and full details including contact details and company registration number: Obligation Company name: Address: Contact Details (telephone / email): Company registration number: Role of the Key Sub-Contractor in delivering the Services: Approximate % of contractual obligations sub-contracted: FRAMEWORK SCHEDULE 8: FRAMEWORK MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION The following definitions shall apply in addition to the definitions contained in the Framework Schedule 1 (Definitions):

Direct Award. DIRECT AWARD CRITERIA The following criteria and weightings shall be applied to the Following Criteria And Weightings Shall Be Applied To The Framework Suppliers' compliant tenders submitted through direct awardCompliant Tenders Submitted Through Direct Award. Direct ordering without Subject to the provisions of Framework Schedule 4 (Order Form & Call Off Terms), a further competition is permitted to Contracting Body may directly award a Call-Off Agreement on the basis of the most economically advantageous tender (“MEAT”). The Contracting Body must: Develop a clear Statement of Requirements setting out its requirements for the Services. Confirm that the Statement of Requirements can be met by the Framework Agreement Supplier’s Services as set out in Call Off Agreement Schedule 2 (Services). Determine that all of the terms of the Framework Agreement and the Call-Off Terms do not require amendment or any supplementary terms and conditions. To assist a Contracting Body in identifying the Most Economically Advantageous Tender (MEAT), the following evaluation criteria should be used by to assess the information provided within the Call Off Agreement Schedule 2 (Services) and Call Off Agreement Schedule 3 (Contract Charges, Payment & Invoicing): Evaluation Criteria Criteria Weighting Range % Quality 70% (the Contracting Authorities for low value orders Body can modified the variance level to meet their requirements i.e. -/+ 10%) Prices and Charging Structure 30% (up the Contracting Body can modified the variance level to a maximum of £20,000meet their requirements i.e. -/+ 10%) for Goods and/or Services available from the Core List, or for continuity purposes where only one Supplier can meet a Contracting Authority’s Goods and/or Services Requirements. Criteria Number Criteria Percentage Weighting 1 Price 100%  PART B: FURTHER COMPETITION AWARD CRITERIA The following criteria shall be applied FURTHER COMPETITION AWARD CRITERIA Pursuant to the Goods and/or Services set out in the Suppliers' compliant tenders submitted through paragraph 3.1.4 of Schedule 5 (Further Competition procedure) and subject to paragraphs 3.2 to 3.4 below the Further Competition ProcedureAward Criteria the Contracting Body shall apply are: Criteria Number Evaluation Criteria Percentage Weightings (or rank order of importance where applicable) - to be set by the Contracting Authority Body conducting the further competition A Criteria and guidance Criteria weightings (as a percentage of the overall score available to the main evaluation criteria) – to be set by the Contracting Body conducting the further competition Price 10%-90% Whole life cost to include efficiency savings and demand reduction savings Quality 6010%-90% (Management of Flexible Workers [insert guidance here] 0%-100% Booking Management [insert guidance here] 0% to 100% System Integration [insert guidance here] 0% to 100% Staff Management 0%-100% Management of Service Levels 0%-100% Flexible Workers Pay Management [insert guidance here] 0%-100% Efficiency [insert guidance here] 0%-100% Technical Capability [insert guidance here] 0%-100% In order that the Further Competition Award Criteria, their sub-criteria and their weightings respectively relate specifically to the subject matter of the proposed Call Off Agreement, the relevant Contracting Authorities can change this weighting Body may develop the Further Competition Award Criteria, their sub-criteria and their weightings respectively only in accordance with a variance the boundaries set in the table above. The Contracting Body may develop sub-criteria under the criteria set out in the table above. The Contracting Body is not obliged to use all criteria set out and may set weightings of +/- 30%) B Price 40% (those criteria used within the ranges provided in the table above. If the relevant Contracting Authorities can change this weighting Body exercises its option pursuant to paragraph 1.1 above, it shall set out the developed Further Competition Criteria, their sub-criteria and their weightings respectively in its invitation document. If the relevant Contracting Body does not exercise its option pursuant to paragraph 1.1 above it shall use the award criteria set out in the Authority’s invitation to tender together with a variance of +/- 30%)  their sub-criteria and their weightings respectively. FRAMEWORK SCHEDULE 7: KEY SUB-CONTRACTORS In accordance with Clause 61.1 24.1 (Appointment of Key Sub-Contractors), the Supplier is entitled to sub-contract its obligations under this Framework Agreement and any Call Off Contracts Agreements entered into pursuant to this Framework Agreement, to the Key Sub-Contractors listed below. [Guidance Note: the list of Key Sub-Contractors as approved by CCS will be inserted here] Name and full details including contact details and company registration number: Obligation Company name: Address: Contact Details (telephone / email): Company registration number: Role of the Key Sub-Contractor in delivering the Services: Approximate % of contractual obligations sub-contracted: FRAMEWORK SCHEDULE 8: FRAMEWORK MANAGEMENT INTRODUCTION The following definitions shall apply in addition to the definitions contained in the Framework Schedule 1 (Definitions):.