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Leased Vehicle Procurement 2023

Meeting: 18/01/2023 - Executive (Item 132)

132 PROCUREMENT STRATEGY - PROCUREMENT OF LEASE CARS AND LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLES pdf icon PDF 341 KB

Decision:

1.  The forthcoming framework operated by the Crown Commercial Service be utilised to lease any required cars and light commercial vehicles from 16th May 2023 until 11th January 2027 and the continued use of the framework for any extension period that may be applied by Crown Commercial Service be agreed.

 

2.  Authority be delegated to the Director of Environment & Public Protection to approve the use of the Vehicle Lease, Fleet Management & Salary Sacrifice call-off framework (Ref; RM6268) with successful suppliers, upon its award by the Crown Commercial Service, in January 2023. 

 

Minutes:

Report ES20240

 

The report considered the ongoing procurement of vehicles provided under the staff lease car scheme and those cars and light commercial vehicles allocated for departmental use when the current framework operated by Crown Commercial Service (Ref: RM6096) ended on 15th May 2023.  

 

Consultation with the Director of HR & Customer Services and individual fleet user departments had confirmed that the Council had an ongoing requirement for the acquisition of motor vehicles to support the provision of services. 

 

The Assistant Director for Highways confirmed that the financial information shown in para 12.2 of the report was incorrect, and that the spend under this contract was estimated to be £3.1m (as set out in paragraph 13.2 of the report).  The Assistant Director also confirmed that it was a decision for the Executive.

 

The report had been scrutinised by the Executive, Resources and Contracts PDS Committee on 16th January 2023 and the Committee had supported the recommendations.

 

RESOLVED: That

 

1.  The forthcoming framework operated by the Crown Commercial Service be utilised to lease any required cars and light commercial vehicles from 16th May 2023 until 11th January 2027 and the continued use of the framework for any extension period that may be applied by Crown Commercial Service be agreed.

 

2.  Authority be delegated to the Director of Environment & Public Protection to approve the use of the Vehicle Lease, Fleet Management & Salary Sacrifice call-off framework (Ref; RM6268) with successful suppliers, upon its award by the Crown Commercial Service, in January 2023.