Issue - meetings

The Cabinet Member for Public Realm presented a report on the proposed procurement arrangements for the replacement of the Council’s leased vehicle fleet.

The Cabinet Member advised that 189 new vehicles would be procured over the next five years, covering 18 different service areas.  The procurement would be split into lots, with the procurement strategy for each lot seeking to achieve the best possible terms available in the market at the time.  It was noted that the overall procurement could achieve savings of up to £1.1m with the move away from short-term, high-cost vehicle spot hire arrangements and the Cabinet Member also confirmed that the Council would be seeking to reduce its carbon footprint through the use of electric and other types of lower emission vehicles.

The Cabinet resolved to:

(i)  Agree that, subject to approval of the procurement strategies by the Procurement Board, the Council proceeds with the procurement of the vehicle fleet contracts as detailed in Appendix 1 to the report;

(ii)  Delegate authority to the Director of My Place, following endorsement by the Procurement Board, to approve the final procurement strategies for the various fleet contracts referred to within the report; and

(iii)  Delegate authority to the Director of My Place, in consultation with the Cabinet Member of Public Realm and the Director of Law and Governance, to conduct the procurement and award and enter into the contracts and all other necessary or ancillary agreements with the successful bidder(s).