First phase in plan to future proof council fleet to be discussed
Your council04 November 2025
North Northamptonshire Council’s Executive will be asked to approve the start of a procurement process for a new fleet of vehicles at its meeting next week.
To ensure provision of services past September 2027, the council needs to start the process now with plans being put in place to see 340 vehicles replaced.
The report outlines the options for the replacement of vehicles including whether to purchase or lease vehicles and the merits of internal combustion engine vs electric vehicles.
The report sets out a recommendation to proceed with the option of a mostly internal combustion engine fleet as it currently provides best value for money when compared with the infrastructure required and associated costs for electric vehicles. The use of Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil provides a suitable medium-term reduction in Carbon emissions from day-to-day use.
To ensure our vital and important services are able to run past September 2027, including waste collections and housing maintenance services, we must now start the process of procuring a new fleet of vehicles.Cllr Ken Harrington, the council’s Executive Member for Assets, Waste and Environmental Services
As part of this process, we will be looking at all options - including whether to buy or lease vehicles and which engine option provides best value for money for residents.
Our council area covers nearly 400 square miles, and it is important that we have a reliable fleet of vehicles to provide essential services to our residents and communities across the whole of the North Northamptonshire area. This report details the options considered and set out recommendations for the council’s Executive.Cllr Martin Griffiths, Leader of North Northamptonshire Council
A final decision around the future council fleet will be brought back to Executive at a later date.
North Northamptonshire Council’s Executive will meet at the Corby Cube on Tuesday 11 November at 10am. The meeting will be livestreamed on YouTube and the papers are now available online.