Local Autority deal with Sandicliffe
03 June, 2008
Nottinghamshire Local Authorities have joined forces to buy new Council vehicles saving nearly a quarter of a million pounds over the next three years. Broxtowe Borough Council is a partner in a deal led by Gedling Borough Council which involves all eight local authorities including Nottinghamshire County Council and Nottingham City Council.
Range of vehicles
The contract allows the local authorities to buy a range of vehicles in bulk, creating discounts they would not have been entitled to with a single purchase.
The group have signed a three-year contract for a range of panel vans and commercial vehicles (up to 3.5 tonnes vehicle weight) from Ford Sandicliffe Motors.
Sandicliffe Motors has also arranged, through the Ford Group’s training department, to train the authorities workshop fitters on the new vehicles being supplied at a centrally located workshop in Nottinghamshire.
”Save us money”
Councillor Michael Rich, Leader of Broxtowe Borough Council said: “We are very pleased to be part of this partnership project which will save us money and provide excellent training and support for our fleet of vehicles.”
Cllr Richard Nicholson, Portfolio Holder for Direct Services and Property at Gedling Borough Council, added: “This is a great example of partnership working which has resulted in all the Councils saving a substantial amount of money. The money we have saved will be reinvested to enable us to improve the services that we deliver.”
By editor@nottinghamng9.co.uk.
