Issue - meetings

To receive the report of the Cabinet Member for Waste, Recycling and Cleansing

RESOLVED

            That the bid submitted by Company A be accepted and they be awarded the contract as the preferred supplier of diesel for the next two years.

            REASON

            The e-auction offers a preferential overall cost per litre for fuel based on given volumes within a partnership using our current supplier with fixed margins applied to supply diesel from current supplier Company A.

The Cabinet Member for Waste, Recycling and Cleansing reported that the current contract for supply of diesel, which was the main form of fuel for the fleet of vehicles serving a number of departments, had not been reviewed for a number of years. Therefore an exercise had been undertaken to obtain diesel at the most competitive price balanced against quality and the ability to supply.

In order to achieve best value a reverse electronic auction had been conducted on behalf of the Sussex and Surrey Joint Procurement Partnership, from which Horsham District Council benefited.  The joint procurement exercise included a number of essential service providers such as the Sussex and Surrey emergency services, which helped provide the associated economies of scale.

RESOLVED

            That the bid submitted by Company A be accepted and they be awarded the contract as the Council’s preferred supplier of diesel for the next two years.

            REASON

            The e-auction offers a preferential overall cost per litre for fuel based on given volumes within a partnership using our current supplier with fixed margins applied to supply diesel from current supplier Company A.