Having considered an officer report and a presentation by the Cabinet
Member for the Public Realm, Councillor Rachel Onikosi, the Mayor agreed
that:
(1) the results of the options appraisal recommending the outright purchase of
vehicles via a mechanism of internal borrowing be noted;
(2) an additional once-off allocation of £1.1m be approved to the sum of £2m
previously agreed for the 2017/18 fleet replacement programme for 48
vehicles;
(3) subject to approval, the Executive Director for Resources and
Regeneration be authorised to use The Procurement Partnership (TPPL)
framework agreement for the supply of specialist vehicles and to run a mini-
competition under the framework agreement for the vehicles required;
(4) officers develop an approach to provide a comprehensive vehicle
replacement programme for future years.