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Waiver Report – EV Trials. Direct award of a contract to supplier for National Highways sponsored project.

24/11/2021 - Waiver Report – EV Trials. Direct award of a contract to supplier for National Highways sponsored project.


In respect of the Toyota ProAce purchase, The Director Resources has agreed to:

a) Approve the waiver of the following contract procedure rules – 9.1 and 9.2 as we are not seeking a competitive tender process

b) Approve use of the capital budget for this project for the purposes of procuring the 5 x Toyota ProAce 50kW electric vans

c) Authorise the direct procurement of the vehicles through in line with the proposal of this waiver report to expedite the delivery of the vehicles to meet project deliverables and funding timeframes.

d) and award a contract to Toyota GB in the sum of £151,885.90. The contract shall commence on the 1st December 2021 and expire on the 31st March 2022