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Perth and Kinross Council discuss evolving fleet strategy and their challenges to electrification

Background Perthshire and Kinross-shire have been part of a joint County Council since 1929 and have evolved into the current Perth and Kinross Council in 1996, serving their county’s 150,960 residents as one of the 32 councils of Scotland. They operate across a region of varied terrain, as they are surrounded by various natural landscapes … Continued

Soha Housing – Fleet Procurement Project

At ARK, we have extensive experience in supporting housing associations through complex procurement projects. Our comprehensive fleet procurement support helped Soha Housing successfully launch their new in-house repairs service, Soha Response, demonstrating our commitment to delivering innovative solutions for our clients. Background About Soha Housing Soha Housing is an award-winning, community-based housing association working in and … Continued

Long term TPPL customer Durham County Council discuss fleet market landscape

Background County Durham is a large county with a wide range of settlements and landscapes. The county, which is a socially, economically and physically diverse area, covers approximately 862 square miles (2233 square km) and is home to more than half a million people in 12 main towns and over 300 smaller settlements, many of … Continued

Islington Council expands depot EV Charging Infrastructure with support from TPPL

Background The London Borough of Islington is a London borough in Inner London with an estimated population of 215,667. It was formed in 1965 by merging the former metropolitan boroughs of Islington and Finsbury, yet the merged entity remains the second smallest borough in London and the third smallest district in England. The borough contains … Continued

Procurement of Electric Van Conversion Systems for Ipswich Borough Council Housing Maintenance Division

Background Ipswich Borough Council, the local authority for Ipswich, Suffolk, England, operates within a two-tier system, providing essential services such as refuse collection, housing, and planning. Suffolk County Council, as the upper-tier authority, oversees services such as transport, education, and social services. The council manages a fleet of 235 vehicles, primarily commercial, ranging from small … Continued

Fleet and Building Materials investment for Bournville residents

Bournville Village Trust (BVT) is based on the legacy of George Cadbury and the accommodation provided for workers of the world-famous Cadbury’s chocolate factory. Today, Bournville is a values-led charitable trust working to create and sustain communities where people can thrive. The communities consist of shops, agricultural land & buildings, and more than 4,000 residential … Continued

Building Maintenance & Repairs services in East Anglia

Norwich City Services Limited (NCSL) was established by Norwich City Council in 2021. Initially set up to provide Environmental Services (arboriculture, street cleansing, building cleaning and grounds maintenance), it expanded in April 2022 to include Building Maintenance for the city council’s 15,000 council homes and other buildings. NCSL now has around 400 employees, most of … Continued

Highlands and Islands Airports

Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) is responsible for the management and operation of 11 regional airports serving some of the nation’s most remote communities: at Barra, Benbecula, Campbeltown, Dundee, Inverness, Islay, Kirkwall, Stornoway, Sumburgh, Tiree and Wick John O’Groats. With a view to maintaining and developing the vital connections they provide, HIAL had a … Continued

Buying support in the Valleys

The procurement support provided by TPPL, was based on tenders for contract hire, racking and telematics. This was a new customer approach. For the fleet of vehicles there was not a specific manufacturer stated as a preference. We therefore approached three – and obtained quotes and discounts. The market intelligence that this brought in was … Continued

Powering up in Islington

The London Borough of Islington is a proudly diverse borough, home to people from all faiths, nationalities and backgrounds with a commitment to a more equal future for all its residents by providing a cleaner, greener and healthier place to live and work for all. The Environment directorate within Islington Council are responsible for a … Continued

Increasing accessibility on building materials

Sovereign Housing Association provides almost 60,000 homes focused in a core area covering Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Gloucestershire, Dorset, Devon, Wiltshire, the West of England and the Isle of Wight. They had identified a key business need to increase operational efficiency. Having engaged extensively with key stakeholders, Sovereign developed a business plan to ensure wider availability and … Continued

Enabling a housing association to decarbonise their fleet through an innovative cost calculator

Tai Tarian are one of the largest social landlords in Wales and have responsibility for over 9,000 properties across the Neath Port Talbot County Borough. For the housing association, becoming more carbon friendly and decarbonising their current fleet is a top priority, and fortunately a vision that is shared across the whole organisation. However, they … Continued

Achieving significant cost savings for Cottsway Housing

Cottsway Housing provide homes for over 10,000 customers via rent and shared ownership, with a repairs and maintenance workforce of over 40 people. Cottsway have a substantial ongoing requirement for building materials to support repairs to their housing stock of over 5,000 properties – amounting to £1.5 Million per annum. They had an existing contract … Continued

Driving down costs and implementing operational efficiencies through a successful re-tendering strategy

Vivid Homes is one of the one of the largest providers of affordable homes and housing-related services in the south of England. Having expanded in 2016, they had a requirement to double their fleet size with a higher level of efficiency, whilst ensuring full compliance was met and maximising cost control. They engaged TPPL to … Continued

Managing complex vehicle requirements to deliver a compliant route to market

Clarion Housing Group comprises of the country’s largest housing association, Clarion Housing, with 125,000 homes nationwide, part of the group is Clarion Response which is the repair and maintenance arm of the Group. The services provided by Clarion Response have grown significantly in recent years and with it a large variety of complex vehicle procurement … Continued

Supporting carbon neutral objectives via procurement of electric vehicle charging points

Newcastle City Council implemented a climate change strategy in 2018 with aspirations to become carbon neutral by 2030. As a result, the authority has committed to the procurement of electric vehicles via an electric by default policy – meaning all new cars and small vans will be electric powered as opposed to diesel. The procurement process … Continued

Simple efficient process to successfully procure refuse vehicles

North Warwickshire Borough Council had a requirement to procure three 26ft refuse vehicles for green waste to replace three existing ones that were at the end of their life span. The Council needed a simplistic yet efficient process to replace their existing model of using small suppliers which was arduous, time consuming and difficult. They … Continued

Meeting electric vehicle procurement goals through technical knowledge and expertise

Oxfordshire County Council has very specific and ad hoc vehicle requirements to facilitate a wide range of services delivered. Having been one of TPPL’s members since 2012, they have been supplied with a wide range of cars, vans, medium commercials buses and HGV’s. Currently, TPPL run tenders on their behalf; help with the evaluations and … Continued

Delivering single-step access to quality building materials at competitive costs

South Holland Council own and manage over 4,000 social housing homes in the UK and have a significant maintenance and repairs team to support their requirements. As a result, their need to get quick and easy access to a full range of quality building materials on an ongoing basis is particularly high. In addition, they … Continued

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