Method of Call Off

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Method of Call Off
Direct Purchase - for goods, services and works which are the same or very similar and requirements can be easily defined for the user. Direct Purchase - for goods, services and works which are the same or very similar and requirements can be easily defined for the user.
- Users must be able to easily determine which supplier is to be awarded the call-off contract Minimal work for users - Generally awarded based on lowest price Should secure best overall value for money for both single and multi-supplier frameworks
Ranked - for goods, services and works which are the same or very similar and requirements can be easily defined for the user. Ranked - for goods, services and works which are the same or very similar and requirements can be easily defined for the user.
Required for continuity of supply, if the supplier ranked No1 can not supply, users can then call-off from the next ranked supplier until requirements have been met May secure best pricing Lower ranked suppliers may never get any business
Rotation - for goods, services and works which may be similar in nature however availability of supply may vary due to lack of capacity or required skills Rotation - for goods, services and works which may be similar in nature however availability of supply may vary due to lack of capacity or required skills
Required to ensure continuity of supply where one supplier is unable to satisfy all potential demand Higher admin requirement for framework owner All suppliers likely to be awarded some business
Meets Requirements - where some of the products may be different or differ in use and application and not every supplier on the framework agreement bid for all potential requirements Meets Requirements - where some of the products may be different or differ in use and application and not every supplier on the framework agreement bid for all potential requirements
Users would be able to select the supplier (s) who could meet their requirement if there are more than one supplier another method of call-off would have to be used to determine which supplier should be awarded the call-off contract may secure best stakeholder buy-in may be viewed by suppliers that the users have degree of choice and deliver poorer initial pricing.
Mini-competition - where the terms laid down in the framework agreement are not precise or complete enough to determine which supplier is to be awarded the call-off contract Mini-competition - where the terms laid down in the framework agreement are not precise or complete enough to determine which supplier is to be awarded the call-off contract
Process for carrying put a mini-competition must be set put in the ITT and subsequent guidance for users No scope for renegotiating original specification or applying selection criteria - If the option for mini-competition exists suppliers are unlikely to bid their best prices in their tender to get on framework agreement