FREEDOM OF INFORMATION REQUEST REFERENCE NOs:  West Mercia Police 11459 and Warwickshire Police 11460

I write in connection with your requests for information which were received on 18^th March 2019.  Please find below the responses to your requests for West Mercia Police and Warwickshire Police information:
 

Please can you respond with answers to the following questions:

1a) What is your annual vehicle rental spend (£)?

1b) Can you provide your annual vehicle rental spend broken down into the Car, Van (up to 3.5t) and Minibus rentals?

1c) Do you have any vehicle rental spend outside the UK, if so how much (volume & value) and which countries?

2) How many vehicles do you rent per annum across the following vehicle groups

    a) Car   b) Van (up to 3.5t)  c) Minibuses

3a) Who is your vehicle rental provider/s for  a) Car   b) Van (up to 3.5t)  c) Minibuses.

3b) If you are in contract with a rental provider for any of the above vehicle groups, please can you specify:

- Which vehicle rental provider/s are you in contract with?

- The start & end date of the contract/s?

- Do you have any extension options on the vehicle rental contract/s?

- Did you use a framework to procure your vehicle rental contact, if so which framework/s?

4a) Do you use the services of a Car Club/Car Sharing service?

4b) Are you in contract/partnership with any company in relation to a car club service, if so who? (if applicable)

4c) What is your annual spend in relation to a Car Club Scheme (if applicable)

Reply 1a:
Warwickshire Police £ 68,168.43            

West Mercia Police £153,640.55

Reply: 1b

Warwickshire Police            West Mercia Police

Cars £68,168.43                   Cars £137,064.02

Vans £0.00                            Vans £13,708.15

Minibuses £0.00                  Minibuses £2,868.38

Reply: 1c
Not applicable for both Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police

Reply 2:

Warwickshire Police            West Mercia Police

Cars - 280                              Cars - 682

Vans - 0                                 Vans - 38

Minibuses - 0                        Minibuses - 3

These figures vary month on month based on demand; the above figures are based on last year's data.

Reply 3a:

Arnold Clark Car & Van Rental for both Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police.

Reply 3b:  The information below relates to both Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police.

- Which vehicle rental provider/s are you in contract with? - Arnold Clark Car & Van Rental

- The start & end date of the contract/s? - 05/06/17 - 31/05/20

- Do you have any extension options on the vehicle rental contract/s? - One year

- Did you use a framework to procure your vehicle rental contract, if so which framework/s?  - Crown Commercial Vehicle Hire Service Framework

Reply 4a: No

Reply 4b & 4c: Not applicable for both Warwickshire Police and West Mercia Police.