The Authority’s Passenger Transport Unit is exploring options for the future fleet purchase for two of its services:
1) Ugobus Service
• 32 Minivans for the transport of Adult Social Care Passengers, constituted by a mix of:
o Specialist Mercedes and Renault minivans
o Standard Ford Transit 17s
• The Authority may purchase more similar vehicles during the Contract term
2) DigiGo Service
• Essex’s demand responsive public transport service, constituted of 25 vehicles in total of the following models:
o Mercedes 16-seat minibuses
o Mercedes low-floor minibuses (15 seats and a wheelchair space or similar).
To support the newly purchased fleet, the Authority is exploring the market for potential capable and interested Fleet Management providers, to deliver the outcome of fully administrating and managing our fleet on our behalf.
This would include but not be limited to managing this fleet on our behalf, managing the maintenance and repair of the vehicles, managing all organisation of and communication with garages, and invoicing and administration as appropriate, for us to fully outsource these fleet management responsibilities.