Decision details

Procurement of 5no. Nissan Leaf e-vehicles on a five year lease contract

Decision Maker: Head of Housing and Health

Decision status: Recommendations Approved

Is Key decision?: No

Is subject to call in?: No

Purpose:

The council’s Climate Change Strategy 2022 – 2026, approved by Council in July 2022, sees the replacement of all of the council’s diesel vans with a fleet of e-vehicles as a step on the route towards being a net zero carbon council by 2030.

Decision:

Enter into a five year contract with Sinclair Financing and Leasing, procured through The Procurement Partnership Ltd’s Contract Hire Framework, for the lease of 5no. Nissan Leaf e-vehicles.

Alternative options considered:

The whole life financial cost of this replacement e-fleet is forecast to be slightly less than the very low lease charges the council is currently paying for diesel vehicles, which are at least 2 years past their anticipated original lease term. Like for like replacement with newer diesel vehicles would see an increase in lease costs and potentially higher fuel costs so the e-vehicles represent Best Value on a whole life cost basis. In addition, assuming the UK average electricity generating mix, the e-vehicles will reduce municipal fleet CO2 emissions by 9.8 tonnes per year. If the vehicles are recharged at Wallfields or from charge points supplied by 100% renewable energy, then the CO2 saving will be greater (up to 242kg CO2 per year) as Wallfields and some charging providers are supplied by 100% certified renewable sources of electricity with zero CO2 emissions. The Nissan Leaf is also manufactured in the UK at Nissan’s production facility at Washington and therefore the delivery journey CO2 emissions are much less than vehicles produced overseas.

Publication date: 06/12/2022

Date of decision: 05/12/2022

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