Agenda item

RESOLVED: that

1)               the procurement process via mini competition for the supply of liquid fuels for the Councils fleet via the National Procurement Services framework WGCD -FT-0122-23 for a period up to the 12^th of April 2027 be approved.

2)               The high-level evaluation criteria set out in this report be approved.

3)               Authority be delegated to the Corporate Director, Resources in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance, the Cabinet Member for Climate Change and the Director of Governance and Legal Services to determine and generally deal with all aspects of the procurement process and ancillary matters up to and including the awarding of the contract.

Cabinet received a report seeking authorisation to commence a procurement exercise in relation to the Council’s procurement of liquid fuels.  It was noted that the previous arrangements had expired during the pandemic, and interim arrangements expire on the 1 February 2024. 

It was highlighted that the Council’s remains committed to a low carbon future as set out in the One Planet Cardiff Strategy, which states the Council’s intention to cease the procurement of fossil fuelled vehicles by 2025, with a commitment to a fully low carbon fleet by 2030.

The procurement exercise, detailed within the report will ensure the Council’s secures a competitive price.

RESOLVED: that

1)               the procurement process via mini competition for the supply of liquid fuels for the Councils fleet via the National Procurement Services framework WGCD -FT-0122-23 for a period up to the 12^th of April 2027 be approved.

2)               The high-level evaluation criteria set out in this report be approved.

3)               Authority be delegated to the Corporate Director, Resources in consultation with the Cabinet Member for Finance, Modernisation and Performance, the Cabinet Member for Climate Change and the Director of Governance and Legal Services to determine and generally deal with all aspects of the procurement process and ancillary matters up to and including the awarding of the contract.