Decision details

The Council requires additional vans to meet the needs of its Maintenance and Contracts team. There is a wish to do this in a cost effective manner without creating a net increase in CO2 and NoX emissions.

The Council has already sourced and acquired three suitable electric vehicles to partly fulfil this requirement.

The Council has sourced an ex-demonstrator panel van of the right specification to suit the requirement.

This allows the purchase of a suitable electric vehicle registered in 2019 with a £21,350 discount on the price of a new vehicle. The vehicle is to be supplied by Norfolk Truck & Van Ltd, Lodge Lane, Great Blakenham, Ipswich, IP6 0LB at a cost of £32,500 plus VAT.

As this supplier can meet the required specification for this requirement, an exemption from the requirement in Contract Standing Orders (para 3.10) to carry out a competitive tendering process has been made as it is economically in the best interests of the Council to not incur additional costs undertaking a competitive tender process for ex-demonstrator vehicles which is highly likely to be unsuccessful.