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This report concerns the procurement of bio-fuel supplies for the Civic Centre combined cooling, heat and power (CCHP) plant and requests approval to invite tenders in respect of bio-fuel supplies as required by Contract Standing Orders 88 and 89 and approval of the selection and award criteria.

(i)         that approval be given to the invite of tenders for 2^nd generation bio-fuel supplies (or a higher compatible category) for the Civic Centre CCHP plant on the basis of the pre-tender considerations set out in paragraph 3.8 of the report;

(ii)        that officers evaluate the tenders referred to in 2.1 above on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in paragraph 3.8 of the report.

The report from the Strategic Director, Regeneration and Growth) concerned the procurement of bio-fuel supplies for the Civic Centre combined cooling, heat and power (CCHP) plant and requested approval to invite tenders in respect of bio-fuel supplies as required by Contract Standing Orders 88 and 89 and approval of the selection and award criteria. Councillor Crane (Lead Member, Regeneration and Major Projects) referred to the need to have in place a permanent arrangement which was financially beneficial in the long term and was pleased to report that the annual budget for power in the new Civic Centre building was projected to be less than that for the formerly occupied council buildings.

RESOLVED:

(i)         that approval be given to the invite of tenders for second generation bio-fuel supplies (or a higher compatible category) for the Civic Centre CCHP plant on the basis of the pre-tender considerations set out in paragraph 3.8 of the report from the Strategic Director Regeneration and Growth;

(ii)        that officers evaluate the tenders referred to in (i) above on the basis of the evaluation criteria set out in paragraph 3.8 of the report.