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(i)            to delegate authority to the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services to enter into a contract to purchase ten hydrogen fuel cell buses from the UK joint Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus contract framework, subject to the Council entering into a commitment with a bus operator; and

(ii)          to instruct officers to identify the most economically advantageous option to procure a hydrogen supply and delegate authority to the Chief Officer – Capital, following consultation with the Chief Officer – Finance and the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services, to undertake a joint procurement process with Dundee City Council to appoint a supplier of hydrogen.

With reference to article 4 of the minute of the reconvened meeting of the former Finance, Policy and Resources Committee of 6 December 2017, the Committee had before it a report by the Director of Resources which provided an update on the Joint Initiative for hydrogen Vehicles across Europe (JIVE) and sought approval to procure vehicles and hydrogen supply to deliver the project.

The report recommended:-

That the Committee -

(a)             delegate authority to the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services to enter into a contract to purchase ten hydrogen fuel cell buses from the UK joint Hydrogen Fuel Cell Bus contract framework, subject to the Council entering into a commitment with a bus operator; and

(b)             instruct officers to identify the most economically advantageous option to procure a hydrogen supply and delegate authority to the Chief Officer – Capital, following consultation with the Chief Officer – Finance and the Head of Commercial and Procurement Services, to undertake a joint procurement process with Dundee City Council to appoint a supplier of hydrogen.

The Committee resolved:

to approve the recommendations.