Purpose

Ubico, on behalf of Cheltenham Borough Council operate a number of
small panel vans to deliver services across the borough.

On this year’s capital replacement plan there is an internal
combustion engine van, a Ford Transit Connect Panel Van VF55 VOK
due for replacement, which is now 17 years old and beyond
economical repair. This vehicle has been identified as being
suitable to be replaced by an electric vehicle that is available on
the market at this time.

This procurement is in line with the cabinet decision dated 30
November 2021 approving moving to alternative fuels or away from
internal combustion engines for all our fleet and plant as quickly
as practicable where alternatives are available and within
available resource to support our climate change ambitions of net
zero by 2030.

Ubico have recently carried out a tender exercise via the TPPL
framework for the procurement of this vehicle which will be funded
from within existing budget for asset replacement approved by
Council as part of the budget setting process for 2022/23 carried
forward to 2023/24. The supplier could not fulfil the PO therefore
this is a direct award from the TPPL framework to meet the
procurement need. The cost of livery will be additional and funded
from within the same budget. Unfortunately, the contract award to
Motus Commercials cannot now be fulfilled following a dealership
change but Nissan are still able to fulfil the order and this new
contract award is with the new dealer Lookers.

Content

To award a contract to: Lookers for the supply
of one small electric panel van for the sum of £32,246.92
plus VAT and £55 first registration fee.

The total cost is £32,301.92 plus VAT including the current
OZEV government grant of £2,500.00 per vehicle
purchased.

To cancel a contract awarded to:

Motus Commercials (Pentagon Nissan) for the supply of one small
electric panel van for the sum of £32,246.92 plus VAT and
£55 first registration fee.

The total cost is £32,301.92 plus VAT including the current
OZEV government grant of £2,500.00 per vehicle
purchased.