Issue details

A successful bid was submitted to the Innovation Funding Service (Innovate UK) for £2.6m, with £220,000 allocated to Sheffield City Council to enable two repowered refuse collection vehicles to be trailed in Sheffield.

This funding has been awarded as part of a project to trial a total of four repowered refuse collection vehicles in 2 different Local Authorities, Sheffield and Westminster. The project is made up of six partners including Veolia who will be responsible for operating the vehicles in Sheffield as part of their Waste Contract with Sheffield Council.

The Council was notified of its successful bid on the 3^rd April 2018. The report seeks approval to accept and spend the grant in line with the deliverables agreed with the Innovate Funding Service as set out in the report.