The food waste truck challenge
28/02/2025 James Brennan, Managing Director at TPPL, discusses food waste truck procurement and the dangers of leaving it too late. |
Telematics: choosing the best solution for your fleet
19/07/2024 Public sector procurement experts Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has launched the latest version of their agreement for vehicle telematics. LAPV reports. |
Dennis Eagle wins third Procurement Lincolnshire framework
10/10/2023 Dennis Eagle has won the tender for a four-year framework to provide waste collection vehicles in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire for the third consecutive time. |
Procuring technical fleet assets
12/05/2023 James Brennan, managing director at The Procurement Partnership Ltd (TPPL), looks at how councils can achieve long-term value for money on the road to net zero. |
Procurement and fleet decarbonisation
14/10/2021 Gavin Rimmington, Head of Public Sector at YPO, offers insight into the important role of procurement to decarbonising local government fleets, and the most efficient ways to enable large-scale transitioning. |
CCS launches new agreement for tyres, vehicle repair and maintenance
23/09/2021 Dominique Butchard, Category Manager, Crown Commercial Service (CCS) provides some insight into CCS’ new tyres, glass and fast fit services agreement. |
Launch of first hydrogen Dynamic Purchasing System for councils
15/09/2021 The first hydrogen generation and fuelling Dynamic Purchasing System for the public sector has been launched by the Highland Council and The Procurement Partnership Ltd (TPPL). |
SFS ranked #1 in new Halton Housing framework
08/07/2021 Local authority fleet partner Specialist Fleet Services Ltd (SFS) has been ranked #1 for the hire of specialist and commercial vehicles (exceeding 5000 kg G.V.W) in the latest vehicle procurement framework established by Halton Housing. |
Second generation framework offers sustainable fleet solutions
28/06/2021 Pretium Frameworks’ Flexible Fleet Services framework, delivered by Northgate Vehicle Hire, was so well received that the company has re-procured a follow-on arrangement with Watford Community Housing. |
Launch of new vehicle rental Framework
21/06/2021 A new Vehicle Rental Framework to help the public sector adopt electric vehicles and create car club and pool car schemes has been launched. |
DPS for procurement of alternatively fuelled vehicles open to public sector
10/05/2021 A dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for the procurement of alternatively fuelled vehicles is now open and available for the public sector. |
SFS joins new HGV and Specialist Vehicles Framework
21/04/2021 Local authority vehicle partner Specialist Fleet Services Ltd (SFS) has been awarded a place on a new specialist vehicles procurement framework launched by The Procurement Partnership (TPPL) and the North Easter Procurement Organisation (NEPO) earlier this year. |
£500m public sector procurement system opens to sustainable vehicle suppliers
08/02/2021 YPO, one of the UK’s largest public sector buying organisations, has announced that it will launch a new dynamic purchasing system (DPS) to enable the public sector to purchase alternative fuel vehicles on a larger scale than ever before. |
RVS ranked highest for electric refuse vehicle conversion on new HGV framework
21/01/2021 Refuse Vehicle Solutions Ltd (RVS) has been awarded a place on a new HGV and Specialist Vehicle Procurement and Contract Hire Framework 2020 (LOT 2 and LOT 5) for the provision of electric vehicle drivetrain conversion systems, ranking highest in this category for electric refuse vehicle conversion. |