INDUSTRY NEWS
Joint fleet provision for Dev onshire councils
FOR the first time, Mid-Devon District Council (MDDC) and Exeter City Council (ECC) have joined together to source their vehicle fleets. Following a comprehensive tender process, both councils opted to award the seven- year contract (with a possible seven- year extension) for the provision and maintenance of approximately 210 vehicles, to contract hire and fleet management company, Specialist Fleet Services Ltd (SFS).
Stuart Noyce, Group Manager, Street Scene and Open Spaces, Mid-Devon District Council, said: “Previously we purchased our vehicles outright and outsourced the maintenance from a number of suppliers. The contract with SFS is not only better value for money but much simpler. We have a fixed price with no unexpected costs, which is much better for budgeting, and one point of contact for maintenance.
“There are many additional advantages as a result of this increased harmonisation with Exeter City Council such as the ability to share equipment, carry out joint training and use each other’s depots to park vehicles.”
Simon Hill, Service Lead for Fleet, Exeter City Council, added: “During this tender process, we compared the costs of contract hire alongside our existing method of fleet procurement. The results showed that by contract hiring the vehicles with SFS, we will make a saving
over the lifetime of the vehicles and also speed up the replacement of older parts of the fleet with newer, lower-emission vehicles from year one of the contract.”
The contract for Mid-Devon District Council commenced on 3 June 2019 and the contract for Exeter City Council started on 1 July 2019. SFS will be providing a range of vehicles including Refuse Collection Vehicles (RCVs), recycling vehicles, sweepers, hook loaders, tippers, vans, cars, telehandlers and grounds maintenance equipment. The new fleet will include a number of electric vans and cars, and the refuse vehicles will be fitted with the latest safety features including reverse radars,
cyclist safety equipment and camera systems.
SFS have appointed local suppliers, Trucksmith Ltd and Masons Kings Ltd to support the provision of maintenance services for the MDDC contract and SHB Hire Ltd and Masons Kings Ltd will be supporting the ECC contract.
Bob Sweetland, Managing Director at SFS, said: “We are thrilled to have been selected as vehicle partner by both authorities and we look forward to delivering and maintaining an efficient, cost effective fleet. We will be introducing cleaner, greener vehicles, with the first units due in September.”
SFS’s Managing Director Bob Sweetland (third left) and Head of Tenders and Procurement Paul Connor (third right) with Mid- Devon District Council and Exeter City Council officials
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