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).  
 

Decision

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)