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Issue

Issue - meetings

Award of Contract to Purchase Fleet Vehicles

 

 

Meeting: 08/11/2022 - Cabinet (Item 47)

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The report of the Head of Community Services.

Presented by the Community Services Portfolio Holder.

Additional documents:

Minutes:

The Community Services Portfolio Holder presented the report and described the proposed approach to the purchase of various types of vehicles in order to work towards the zero carbon target.

 

It was noted that Peugeot Motor Co PLC and Modus UK had submitted the highest quality tenders and that for 2022/23, a total of nine panel vans, four chassis cabs and five passenger vehicles would be purchased.

 

A member highlighted that this procurement was in line with the authority’s clean, green priority and commended the purchase of these vehicles.

 

It was moved by Councillor A Woodman, seconded by Councillor T Gillard and

 

RESOLVED THAT:

 

1)    Three year preferred supplier contracts at the value of up to £2.5 million be awarded to:

·       Peugeot Motor Co PLC for electric cars

·       Peugeot Motor Co PLC and Modus UK Ltd for electric vans.

·       Modus UK Ltd for chassis cabs for the provision to supply fleet.

2)    The order to be placed for Year One at £555,124 be approved.

3)    Authority be delegated to the Strategic Director in consultation with the Head of Finance and the Portfolio Holder for Community Services to enter into individual call off contracts up to the total value approved in the fleet capital programme.

 

Reason for decision: To comply with the Council’s Contract Procedure Rules.  The award of a contract valued at more than £250,000 in total is a financial key decision requiring Cabinet approval.  To comply with EU Contract Procedure Rules (Which the UK is still subject to).