Fleet procurement - Page 6

Procurement company BlueLight Commercial is looking to buy more than 8,000 vehicles for police forces across England and Wales.

Drawing up proper guidance and efficiently managing the selection in a fleet procurement process can pay dividends.

Shell Fleet Solutions has been awarded ‘number one supplier status’ for its telematics solution, Shell Telematics, on the new Halton Housing fleet procurement framework.

Fleet procurement in the ‘new normal’ business world will become more complex as the Coronavirus lockdown restrictions are lifted and the Government attempts to kick-start the economy.

Fleet managers are being warned not to confuse ‘value for money’ and ‘low cost’ as they seek new fleet providers in a bid to cut costs following the Coronavirus pandemic.

FMG has been awarded a three year contract to provide end-to-end company car incident management services to BCA’s fleet of 700 cars.

Price is not the most important factor to take into account during a procurement process, warns FleetLocum.

The specialist world of fleet, as seen through the eyes of a procurement manager, will come under the spotlight at a major fleet event next month.

Elliot joins from Interserve where he was group fleet operations manager, managing a fleet of more than 4,500 cars, LCVS, HGVS and specialised vehicles.

Mercedes-Benz has become the first vendor to sell cars through Aston Barclay’s new online virtual auction.

SAS Global Communications is using an advanced telematics solution from Ctrack to enhance fleet performance and reduce operating costs.

The director responsible one of the most successful fleet procurement initiatives of the decade will speak at Fleet Live on October 10.

Colas Rail has signed a solus outsourcing agreement with Ogilvie Fleet for the supply and management of almost 900 company cars and light commercial vehicles.

Procurement will take centre stage at Fleet Live after a joint working agreement between the event and the Chartered Institute of Procurement & Supply (CIPS).

By Geoffrey Bray executive chairman, Fleet Service Great Britain

Derbyshire County Council will use Chevin Fleet Solution’s FleetWave to improve fleet and workshop efficiency.

JCT600 has extended its Accident Exchange partnership for a further three years following a reported 34% increase in bodyshop revenue.

City Auction Group is celebrating its three-year anniversary at the Rockingham auction facility, where it achieved record-breaking growth last year.

Economic uncertainty as a result of Brexit and a shift away from diesel vehicles are making leasing more attractive to business, claims Arval.

Thirteen has slashed its fleet acquisition and operating costs by 30% - amounting to around £200,000 a year - as a result of working with Venson.

FleetCheck has released a new tool, Contract Manager, to prevent the automatic renewal of rolling fleet supplier contracts.

TMC has launched a new service that enables companies to manage all business-related travel costs via a single dashboard.

KeyFleet, the the Preston-based vehicle leasing and fleet management specialist, has signed a three-year deal with FMG to provide incident management services.

Select Lifestyles has now decided to move its fleet across to Multifleet’s fully maintained contract hire solution.

Pinnacle Group has appointed Fleet Alliance to manage its 280-strong vehicle fleet, predominantly light commercial vehicles, on an outsourced basis.

CBVC, the Staffordshire-based fleet management and leasing specialist has appointed Rick Wilson as business development manager.

Suppliers are playing a much bigger part in fleet management with more companies outsourcing aspects of fleet management or, in some cases, the entire fleet function.

Bayer has outsourced the management of its UK fleet of 450 cars to fleet management specialist Fleet Logistics.

Leasing company Arval is expanding its Arval Outsourcing Solutions in response to a significant increase in demand from customers.

Nationwide Windscreen Services (NWS) has been awarded a contract to supply TCH Leasing and their customers with full automotive glazing services.

Axis Fleet Management has announced three new contract wins of 12 DAF vehicles.

Recent enhancements to the DVLA’s Access to Driver Data (ADD) service has seen new customers sign up to its licence checking solution.

Activa Contracts has won a sole supply, full outsourcing fleet deal with Peel Ports Group.

FMG has announced details of a partnership with Xpress Centres which is already reducing repair times and making vehicle repairs more convenient for drivers.

Private equity firm to exploit fleet outsourcing plus salary sacrifice growth.

Chevin Fleet Solutions has completed a deal in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of its expansion into international markets.

Volvo has collaborated with Autoliv and NVIDIA to develop advanced systems and software for self-driving cars.

Fleet Operations has strengthened its sales team with the appointment of new business development manager Kris Howarth.

Axis Fleet Management has strengthened its sales and account management team with the appointment of five business development managers.

Eurocell has appointed vehicle funding and fleet management specialist Fleet Alliance to manage its 400-strong vehicle fleet.