Officer Decisions
Head of Organisational Development - Paul Edmonds
Contract for the supply of Fuel Cards for Devon County Council fleet vehicles and vehicles hired for County business through the self drive hire contract (CP717-11)
To award a contract for the initial period of four years to Fuel Card Services Ltd for the provision of fuel cards. There is then an option to extend the contract up until 13th May 2018 to coincide with the expiry of the overarching framework.
This company had the most economically advantageous tender following the evaluation process and were able to show estimated overall savings of £12,400.92 per annum in comparison to what DCC currently pays for the fuel card contract.
The following options were considered
– Mini-competition from the CCS framework. This was not used as there was a clear winning Tenderer when the framework evaluation was carried out.
– Stand alone ITT competitive tender. This was rejected as DCC would not be able to get the same benefits going it alone as through the CCS framework
– Continue with the incumbent Contractor under an informal agreement. This was rejected as there is the risk that the Contractor could end the informal agreement at any time resulting in DCC not having any usable fuel cards.
– No longer have a contract in place and allow staff to pay for their own fuel and reclaim back. This was rejected due to the administrative costs involved and a lack of audit trail. It would also be non-compliant with DCC Financial Regulations.
No conflict of interest applicable to this contract award.
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