Decision details

To award a contract to Stock Sweepers for the supply of two 16t Truck Mounted Road Sweepers at a cost of £211,181.35 each plus VAT plus £521.00 plus RFL and 1st Registration Fee. Total cost per vehicle - £211,702.35 each. Total cost for two vehicles - £423,404.70 plus VAT.

Ubico, on behalf of Cheltenham Borough Council, deliver street cleansing activities include mechanically sweeping all roads in the borough.
The current two mechanical road sweepers are approaching 7 years old and are at the end of their natural life and beyond economical repair.

This procurement is in line with the cabinet decision dated 30 November 2021 approving the move 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 resources to support our climate change ambitions of net zero by 2030.

Whilst there are electric vehicles of this type available on the market to purchase, these are significantly more expensive when costed against conventional ICE models. The vehicles that are being proposed to be purchased will have Euro 6 Diesel Engines, which are the cleanest and greenest diesel engines, currently available in this market sector. The chassis manufacturer of this vehicle also permits the use of HVO fuels, which is now being used by nearly all the Council 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 exercise 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.