Electric refuse collection vehicles (eRCVs) - 'repower' retrofit project

What the buyer wrote

Leeds City Council invites you to submit a tender for a refurbishment and 'repower' retrofit of four refuse collection vehicles (RCVs). The successful bidder will take what would have been end-of-life diesel RCVs and re-purpose/re-engineer them as fully electric vehicles with a new lifespan of 6 years; as part of this process the Contractor will also refurbish mechanical components, bodywork, the chassis, and cabins in order for those components to last for the extended operational life of the vehicles involved.

Details

What the buyer calls it: Electric refuse collection vehicles (eRCVs) - 'repower' retrofit project
How they are buying: Advertised, open to anyoneAny supplier could bid without being invited first.
Type: services
Work starts: 2 Jan 2020
Work ends: 30 Jun 2020
Kind of work: Refurbishment and fit-out, Waste collection and recycling, Renewables and building decarbonisation, Vehicle supply and leasing, Vehicle maintenance and fleet services

Who the buyer named

Karl Woolveridge was the named contact on this notice.

karl.woolveridge@leeds.gov.uk