URL: https://westsussex.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=2067

Decision Maker: Cabinet Member for Community Support, Fire and Rescue (Cllr Duncan Crow)

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: Yes

Is Callable In?: Yes

Purpose: West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (WSFRS) has a rolling programme of fleet replacement and is proposing to replace six of the oldest appliances, of which four are over twenty years old and two others sixteen years old.   These replacements will reap a number of benefits:    Improved vehicle and firefighting technology;  Introducing a clean-cab concept that reduces firefighters’ exposure to contaminants;  Meeting higher Euro 6 emission standards;  Supporting the WSCC Net Carbon Neutral 2030 goals;  Reducing the cost of maintenance of old vehicles; and  Critically, reducing the risk of failure of emergency response vehicles.     Estimated cost is £2.4 million (£400,000 per appliance). This spend has already been budgeted for in the WSFRS Fleet Capital Replacement Programme.     The route to market is proposed via the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Framework Agreement for Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles). Utilising Lot 2 of the agreement and to hold a mini competition by way of a tender for those providers on Lot 2.    The Cabinet Member for Community Support, Fire and Rescue will be asked to agree the commencement of a procurement and delegate authority to the Chief Fire Officer to award the contract(s).    

Content: West Sussex Fire & Rescue Service (WSFRS) has a rolling programme of fleet replacement and is proposing to replace six of the oldest appliances, of which four are over twenty years old and two others sixteen years old.   These replacements will reap a number of benefits:    Improved vehicle and firefighting technology;  Introducing a clean-cab concept that reduces firefighters’ exposure to contaminants;  Meeting higher Euro 6 emission standards;  Supporting the WSCC Net Carbon Neutral 2030 goals;  Reducing the cost of maintenance of old vehicles; and  Critically, reducing the risk of failure of emergency response vehicles.     Estimated cost is £2.4 million (£400,000 per appliance). This spend has already been budgeted for in the WSFRS Fleet Capital Replacement Programme.     The route to market is proposed via the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Framework Agreement for Emergency Response Vehicles (Pumping Appliances, Aerials and Special Vehicles). Utilising Lot 2 of the agreement and to hold a mini competition by way of a tender for those providers on Lot 2.    The Cabinet Member for Community Support, Fire and Rescue will be asked to agree the commencement of a procurement and delegate authority to the Chief Fire Officer to award the contract(s).     The Cabinet Member for Community Support, Fire and Rescue has approved;   1)   the procurement commencement of 6 new frontline fire appliances with the allocation of £2.4m of the Fleet Capital Budget; 2)   the disposal of vehicles being replaced as required; and   3)   the delegation of authority to the Chief Fire Officer to award the contract(s) to the successful bidder(s)   None.

Date of Decision: December 20, 2024