URL: https://horsham.moderngov.co.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=787

Decision Maker: Director of Communities ([email protected])

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Purpose:

Content: To approve the purchase of 1 x drop side Maxus vehicle for the Parks and Countryside team at a cost of £55,000.   To approve the award of the required purchase contract to the supplier selected pursuant to the relevant framework agreement (‘the contract’).   To finalise the terms and conditions of and enter into the contract in consultation with the Head of Legal and Democratic Services. The existing vehicle is now due for replacement as it has come to the end of its useful economic life. Because of its age parts are getting hard to get.   The cost of the vehicle is £55,000. This vehicle is on the capital replacement plan for the 2025/26 financial year. Electric vehicles were considered, but none are suitable for operational requirements at present.   Hiring a replacement vehicle at £390 per week was rejected on cost grounds.   To carry on using the current vehicle and risk overspending on the budget for maintenance and also risk not being able to get parts. None

Date of Decision: October 16, 2025