Issue - meetings

Fleet Replacement Programme - Purchase of Street Sweepers (Cllr Martin Goddard)

 

 

Meeting: 26/06/2025 - CABINET (Item 11)

Fleet Replacement Programme - Purchase of Street Sweepers

Minutes:

RESOLVED:

 

That: 

 

  1. the tender from AEBI SCHMIDT LIMITED for a one-off purchase to supply 7 small diesel street sweepers at a total cost of £492,030, be approved.

 

  1. the proposal from AEBI SCHMIDT LIMITED to provide a five-year maintenance programme for 7 x small diesel sweepers at a cost of £312,865, be approved.  

 

  1. a 10% provision for contingency to cover damage costs not covered by the maintenance programme at a cost of £31,286, be approved.

 

  1. the capital release of £492,030 to fund the purchase of the seven small diesel street sweepers from the Purchase of Vehicles 2025/26 budget, be agreed. (Appendix A).

 

Reasons for decision

 

The Cabinet Member for Finance & Transformation introduced a report and recommendations, which were agreed, to purchase a number of sweeper vehicles as part of the Council’s operational mix to maintain street and cleanliness standards across the Borough.

 

Alternative options considered and rejected

 

Cabinet could have decided to maintain the current fleet and service model or reduced operations but considered this unsustainable due to high maintenance costs or service disruptions.

 

Relevant Select Committee

Corporate Resources & Infrastructure

Expiry date for any scrutiny call-in / date decision can be implemented (if no call-in)

Cabinet’s decisions on this matter can be called in by a majority of the select committee by 5pm, Friday 4 July 2025. If not called-in by then, Cabinet’s decisions can then be implemented.

Officer(s) to action

Stephen Gunter / Michelle Kenyon

Directorate

Finance

Classification

Private - Whilst the Cabinet's decisions above are always made public, the officer report relating to this matter is not because it was considered in the private part of the meeting and contained information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the Authority holding that information) and the public interest in withholding the information outweighed the public interest in disclosing it in accordance with Section 100(A) and paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 12 (A) to the Local Government Act 1972 (as amended).