Decision details

To award a contract to Dennis Eagle Ltd for the supply of:

2 x Elite 6+ 6x2 Rear Steer 26 Ton Refuse Collection Vehicles c/w OL19N Body, CMS Telematics, Driver Behaviours and Camera, VWS on-board weighing, eco-pack, Coffee Pod Cage, Juice Tray, and Epic Speedian Advertising Frames on one side for the sum of £234,263.00 each plus VAT and 1st Reg Fee/12 Months RFL each @ £505.00 each and livery to doors @ £175 each.

Total for 2 vehicles - £469,886.00 plus VAT

On the vehicle capital replacement plan for the 2025-26 financial year, there are two 26-ton Refuse Collection Vehicles’s to be replaced which are old and at the end of their useful life, lines 6 & 7.

As part of the procurement process, and as part of the Council’s carbon neutrality plan, there is a requirement to establish if vehicles that are to be replaced are suitable to be replaced with alternative fuelled vehicles.

There are electric RCV’s of this type available on the market to purchase, however this are significantly more expensive when costed against conventional ICE models, and the depot would also need significant investment in additional infrastructure to support the power requirement to re-charge such vehicles.

The vehicles that are being proposed to be purchased will have a Euro 6 Diesel Engines, which are the cleanest and greenest diesel engines, currently available in this market sector. The manufacturer of this vehicle also permits the use of HVO fuels, which is now being used by most of the current CBC fleet. In addition, these vehicles will be fitted with eco-driving telematics to enable drivers to be taught more efficient driving techniques to further reduce carbon emissions and raise mpg.

Ubico have carried out a procurement through the TPPL Framework.

Officers have considered whether the service could continue to be delivered without these vehicles and concluded that it could not. These ICE vehicles will be fuelled by HVO not diesel to reduce carbon emissions.