Ultra-Low Emission Bus Scheme Application Form

Guidance on the application process is available on the DfT website1.

Applicant Information

Are you a (Tick which of the following applies):

Local Authority ☒Bus Operator ☐

Local authority or bus operator name(s):

Coventry City Council (lead)National ExpressTransport for West Midlands / West Midlands Combined Authority

(For joint bids only) Who is the lead bidder?

Coventry City Council

Bid Manager name and position:

Shamala EvansProject Manager/Senior EngineerTransport and InnovationCoventry City Council

Contact telephone number: 024 7683 1048

Email address: Shamala.Evans@coventry.gov.uk

1 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/low-emission-bus-scheme

Postal address:

Coventry City Council,Highways and Transport,Floor 10,One Friargate,Coventry,CV1 2LH

     

Website address for published bid (if applicable):      

http://www.coventry.gov.uk/publictransport

SECTION A - Bid description and funding profile

A1. Headline description:

Coventry City Council and National Express will deploy 10 ADL Enviro 200 EV electric buses and install 10 rapid chargers in Coventry. The buses will operate on routes 9 and 20 in the city replacing diesel equivalents.These routes were chosen as they pass through air quality hotspots identified in the Council’s emerging Local Air Quality Action Plan: Route 9 travels to the University Hospital along Walsgrave Road, and route 20 travels to Bedworth and the University Hospital along Foleshill Road. These are major arterial routes in the city which experience high levels of congestion and are residential in nature. The use of zero emission buses on these routes will complement other measures being delivered in these corridors (junction improvements, upgrade to traffic control systems and travel planning) to achieve significant air quality improvement through reduced emissions.

National Express is already adopting a proactive approach to reducing emissions in Coventry. In 2017 TfWM, CCC and NE worked together to secure £1.5m from Government’s Clean Bus Technology Fund to retrofit over 100 of NE’s 153-strong fleet to Euro VI emission standard. This project will build on this and, by 2020, 7% of NE’s fleet will be zero emission. NOx and PM emissions on routes 9 and 20 will be reduced by 37% annually, carbon emissions will also be lowered by 37% and all NE’s buses operating in Coventry will be at least Euro V standard.

The rapid chargers at the bus depot will be deployed with a solar array which will harvest energy during the day to support recharging of the buses overnight, providing both financial and emissions savings for the bus fleet.The successful deployment of zero-emission electric buses with renewable rapid charging will act as a precursor to the wider adoption of zero emission buses in the city.

A2. Geographical area:

Coventry, with a focus on the areas covered by bus routes 9 and 20, as shown in Figure 1:

Route 9 operates from the University Hospital and proceeds via Walsgrave/Ansty Road through the city centre to destinations south of the centre,

Route 20 operates from the city centre along Foleshill Road before splitting to serve Bedworth) or the University Hospital (20A).

Figure 1. Coventry bus routes 9 and 20

A3. Total DfT funding sought (£m):

2018/19 £0.245m

2019/20 £0.453m

2020/21 £1.557m 

A4. Total DfT funding sought for second, scaled down, bid, if applicable (£m):

N/A

A5. Total cost of your proposal (This should include DfT funding as specified in A3 + any 3rd party contributions) (£m):

2018/19 £0.327m

2019/20 £0.590m

2020/21 £1.561m

A6. Total cost of your proposal for second, scaled down, bid, if applicable (This should include DfT funding as specified in section A4 + any 3rd party contributions) (£m):

N/A

A7. Joint bids:

Coventry City Council will work in close partnership with National Express to deliver this project. The joint proposal delivers key priorities for both parties:

Coventry City Council is committed under its 2017 Action Plan to improve air quality in the city, particularly along identified hotspots including Foleshill and Walsgrave Roads. The Council is also developing its Local Air Quality Action Plan to reduce NOx levels within the city centre by reducing vehicles emissions, and the upgrading of the local bus fleet to ultra-low emission vehicles is a key element of this plan.

National Express is committed to introducing ultra-low emission buses into the city, and to upgrading its entire bus fleet to modern emission standards subject to completion of a detailed business case and National Express board approval. The e-mail appended as Appendix Six confirms the company’s commitment to this project and support for the bid.

The project will be led by Coventry City Council, who will be responsible for installing the recharging infrastructure. National Express will deploy and run the bus fleet from its Ford Street depot.Transport for the West Midlands leads the West Midlands Bus Alliance and the Coventry Bus Alliance, and is responsible for public transport strategy across the West Midlands area. As indicated in their letter of support, included in Appendix Six, this project would fully align with the objectives

that TfWM has set for piloting zero emission buses on the West Midlands network.

SECTION B – Evidence against the assessment criteria

B1. Ambition

IntroductionCoventry City Council and National Express are both partners in the West Midlands Bus Alliance, which has, as one of its key deliverables, the ambition to improve bus emission standards, and therefore contribute to better air quality, across the West Midlands. The Alliance identifies the piloting of zero emission buses on at least two corridors within the West Midlands as a specific objective. This project will deliver this within Coventry through the deployment of 10 ADL Enviro 200 EV electric buses, supporting by the installation of 10 rapid chargers at the Ford Street bus depot. The buses will operate on routes 9 and 20 in the city, and will replace their diesel equivalents currently operating on these routes.These routes were chosen as they pass through air quality (AQ) hotspots identified in the Council’s emerging Local Air Quality Action Plan: Route 9 travels to the University Hospital along Walsgrave Road, and route 20 travels to Bedworth and the University Hospital along Foleshill Road. These are major arterial routes in the city which experience high levels of congestion and are residential in nature. The use of zero emission buses on these routes will complement other measures being delivered in this corridor (junction improvements, upgrade of traffic control systems and travel planning) to achieve significant air quality improvement through reduced emissions.This is discussed in more detail in the Air Quality section of the bid.

The proportion of your bus fleet that will be ultra-low emissionNational Express is the largest bus operator running services within Coventry, based at the Ford Street depot within the city centre. At present, the 153-strong bus fleet operated by NE within the city is relatively aged, and comprises a mixture of Euro III (35%), IV (9%) and V (56%) diesel buses, as shown in Figure 3. NE has no zero-emission capable buses currently operating within the city.The ULEB funding will enable the introduction of the city’s first battery electric ultra-low (zero) emission buses on main routes into the city. With this funding, by 2020 ultra-low (zero) emission electric buses will make up 7% (10 of 153) of the city’s bus fleet.

Innovation in the bidThere are two principal innovations in the proposal:1. The first use of electric buses and rapid recharging infrastructure on main bus routes in CoventryIn order to prove the case for electric buses in Coventry there is a need to understand the duty cycles of current diesel buses, and how this will fit with the operational requirements of the chosen electric alternative, the ADL Enviro 200 EV. Currently, routes 9 and 20 are operated by Volvo B7

RLE diesel buses. The daily distances travelled by the eight buses that operate route 9, and the 14 buses that operate route 20, are shown in Figure 2 below:

Figure 2. How electric buses will operate on the routes

(The stated range of the Enviro 200 EV - 237 km from its 327kWh battery - is that provided by ADL and is assumed to be that that will be given on its LowCVP test certificate).For route 9: At its stated range, or even if its actual range on the route is lower, the Enviro 200 EV will be able to comfortably replace five of the eight buses that currently operate the route. Opportunity charging at base should not be necessary for these five buses, although it could be used as bus battery performance declines in winter or as the buses age and battery performance declines (according to information supplied by ADL, after five years the bus batteries should retain 82% of their nameplate capacity).For route 20: the data shows that at its stated range, or even if its actual range on the route is lower, the electric bus should be able to comfortably replace five of the 14 buses that currently operate the route. Again, opportunity charging could be considered as a future option if battery performance degenerates, but should not be necessary.For both routes: the buses that operate for less than 200km a day generally leave the depot at 6am and return before 7pm. - i.e. they augment the service at the busiest times of day.Conclusion of the analysis: electric buses that are recharged overnight at base, and supported where necessary by rapid top up charging, will be

able to replace 10 diesel buses on the routes during peak operating times of 6am to 7pm.This use of electric buses on routes that suit their range and charging requirements, together with the use of opportunity/top-up charging where needed, will be used to inform the wider rollout of ultra-low (preferably zero-emission running capable) emission buses on other routes in Coventry.

2. The use of a solar array to support bus rapid chargingThe recharging infrastructure at the bus depot will be supported by a solar PV array on the roof of the bus garage. This will:i) provide effectively zero emission electricity to augment the carbon savings offered by the electric busesii) offer long-term financial benefit through Feed in Tariffs and reduced dependency on grid electricity.Further information on the carbon savings provided by the solar PV system is given in the Value for Money section of the bid, and additional technical information is provided as supplementary material.

Vision for the longer term and how this fits with wider strategiesCoventry City Council is currently preparing its Local Air Quality Action Plan setting out how it will reduce NOx levels within the city and improve air quality. Moving towards a zero emission bus fleet in the city is a key component of this plan. Funding from this ULEB bid will be used, in conjunction with the £1.5m grant funding won from the Clean Bus Technology Fund, to transform Coventry’s bus fleet to help achieve the LAQAP of a substantially improving the city’s air quality through reduced vehicle emissions.The ULEB funding will introduce the city’s first battery electric ultra-low (zero) emission buses. By 2020 ultra-low (zero) emission electric buses will make up 7% (10 of 153) of the city’s bus fleet.The Clean Bus Technology Funding will remove all Euro III and Euro IV buses from the fleet, meaning that by 2020 the majority of the fleet will be Euro VI or ultra-low (zero) emission.This transformation is illustrated in the graphs in Figure 3. The effect on the city’s AQ and carbon emissions are discussed in the following sections.

Figure 3. Transformation of Coventry’s bus fleet

B2. Deliverability

1. Delivery strategy and project planThe project will be led by Coventry City Council. The Council has a proven track record of installing electric vehicle recharging infrastructure, having secured funding to install 39 rapid chargers in the city aimed at taxi drivers, and a further 100 charging points in residential areas across the city. The installation of the rapid chargers to support electric bus operation in this bid is part of its ongoing strategy to improve local air quality set out in its 2017 Local Plan and in the emerging Local Air Quality Action Plan.

National Express operate bus services within three areas - namely the West Midlands, Coventry and Dundee. National Express West Midlands is the largest bus operator in the respective area and one of the largest in the UK carrying over 1 million passengers every day. National Express Coventry is committed to transforming its fleet to modern emission standards to improve local air quality, as discussed later in this document. Demonstration of the successful deployment of these first zero-emission electric buses will act as a precursor to the wider adoption of zero emission buses in the city. Project governanceThe project will be led by Coventry City Council, and has the support and input of many key stakeholders in the city as shown in the governance structure included within Appendix One. In addition, experience gained through the project will be shared with other local authorities and bus operators through the West Midlands Bus Alliance and, more locally, the Coventry Bus Alliance, both of which are administered by Transport for the West Midlands (TfWM).

Project PlanA high-level project plan for the delivery and installation of the buses and associated recharging infrastructure has been prepared and is included as Appendix Two.

Key dates in the programme include: Full business case developed and National Express board

approval for the purchase of the buses received (Jan-June 2019) Procurement of infrastructure beginning in early 2019. Delivery of the first bus in June 2020. This date has been agreed

in discussions with ADL.

Risk register:An initial risk register for the project is included as Appendix Three. This risk register will be continually updated and refined as the project proceeds. The key risks identified at this stage of the project, other than the failure to secure the grant funding, relate to the installation of the charging infrastructure at the bus depot, and risks associated with the manufacture of the buses to meet the order timetable to permit operations to commence during 2020.

2. Match fundingCoventry City Council will provide the 25% match funding for the infrastructure element of the project. The funding will be sourced from the West Midlands Combined Authority Transforming Cities Fund, which has been agreed in principle subject to this bid being successful. National Express is committed to provide the 25% match funding for the purchase of the new buses subject to National Express board approval of the full business case as part of its standard procurement processes. By participation in this bid, National Express has confirmed its interest in introducing zero emission electric buses into its fleet, and, if the bid is successful, will be monitoring the performance of the vehicles at a board level with a view to expanding the fleet of electric buses across its national operations.

B3. Air Quality1. The Air Quality (AQ) Problem in Coventry: Coventry covers 100 square kilometres and has a population of approximately 330,000. The city is near several strategic road network links, including the M6, M69, M45 and M42 motorways and the A45 and A46 dual carriageways. Coventry City Council’s Local Plan (adopted in December 2017) states that the whole of Coventry has, since 2009, been designated as an Air Quality Management Area (AQMA) for annual mean NO2, and that a primary cause of the poor air quality in the Coventry urban area are emissions from road transport. The reasoning behind declaring the entirety of Coventry as an AQMA is to avoid a situation where targeted action in one geographic area simply shifts the problem somewhere else.In Coventry, the main air quality issues relate to nitrogen dioxide (NO2) exceedances. Currently identified hotspots include sections of Holyhead Road, Walsgrave Road, Foleshill/Longford Road, Stoney Stanton Road and at certain junctions along the A45, as shown in Figure 4 below. These hotspots were identified using AQ monitoring data in Coventry, including NO2 diffusion tube monitoring and two continuous monitoring sites in Coventry.

The Council is currently developing its Local Air Quality Action Plan for submission to Government by the end of 2018. A key component of this Plan is for the public transport fleets operating within the city (bus and taxi) to be transitioned to ultra-low or zero emission standard in the shortest possible time, and work is already underway with taxi and bus operators within the city to achieve this.

Figure 4. AQ hotspots in Coventry

2. How the proposal addresses Coventry’s AQ: National Express will deploy 10 zero-emission Enviro 200 EV electric buses on routes 9/9A and 20/20A in the city as direct replacement for diesel equivalents. These bus routes were chosen for electrification as they operate between Coventry city centre and the University Hospital along the Foleshill and Walsgrave Roads These are major arterial routes in the city which experience high levels of congestion and are surrounded by residential properties and local shopping centres. They have been identified as problem hotspot by air quality monitoring data in Coventry and is a priority for action under the city’s recently-adopted Local Plan.Deploying electric buses on these routes as shown in Figure 5 between 6am and 7pm will mitigate the current diesel bus AQ emissions which are exacerbated by congestion at peak times.

Figure 5. Central Coventry AQ hotspots overlaid on routes 9 and 20

3. Estimating the effect on Coventry’s AQ:

1. Current AQ on Walsgrave Road: Along the section of the Walsgrave Road (A4600) immediately east of the A444, measured annual mean NO2 concentrations in 2016 (51.2 – 54.6 µg/m3) were higher than the estimated annual mean roadside concentration from the DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) model (36.3 µg/m3). This section of road is heavily congested during peak hours. Furthermore, the dispersion of pollutant emissions is inhibited by the presence of nearby buildings on both sides of the road (i.e. a street canyon). These factors which significantly influence both pollutant emissions and dispersion at this location are not accounted for in the PCM model.

2. AQ emissions from the diesel buses that currently operate the routeAs discussed in the Ambition section, 22 Volvo diesel buses operate routes 9 and 20, covering daily distances ranging from ~ 300km to ~160km per day.

Based on National Express’s fleet management data which gives annual mileages for its vehicles, NOx and PM emissions from the 22-strong fleet were calculated using the Defra’s COPERT 5 emission factors for transport (http://naei.beis.gov.uk/data/ef-transport, zero gradient, 50% load, average speed 30kph). The results are shown in Figure 6 (the calculations were repeated using Euro V emission limit values for the buses. These produced NOx and PM emissions that were generally at least 50% higher than those from COPERT 5. IT is assumed that the COPERT 5 values are more accurate and so are used here).Figure 6 estimates that the annual emissions from the 22-strong fleet are:NOx: 7,091 kg/yearPM: 78 kg/year.

Figure 6. Current annual NOx and PM emissions from routes 9 and 20

3. AQ emission savings from the introduction of 10 electric buses on the routesAssuming that the buses replace the 10 lowest mileage vehicles shown in Figure 3, the emissions from the remaining 12 buses (assuming a COPERT 5 factor of zero for an electric drive bus) are:NOx: 4,493 kg/year, a reduction of 37%PM: 49 kg/year, a reduction of 37%

4. Estimated annual carbon savings from the proposal

1.Based on recharging with grid electricityADL reports that the values that will be on its ULEB test certificate are:

WTW CO2e emissions from a Euro VI equivalent are 1327.8 g/km WTW CO2e emissions from the Enviro 200 EV are 549.5 g/km

(based on Defra emission factors and recharging with grid electricity)Assuming again that the 10 lowest mileage buses operated on route 9 and 20 are replaced by electric equivalents, the effect on annual CO2 emissions is shown in Figure 7.Route 9/20 CO2e emissions before the bid are 1.83 tonnes/year.Route 9/20 CO2e emissions after the bid will be 1.44 tonnes/yearAnnual CO2e saving (assuming grid recharging) = 21%

Figure 7. Annual CO2e emissions from routes 9 and 20 pre- and post-bid, assuming recharging from grid electricity

2.Based on recharging with grid and solar electricityA key innovation in this proposal is that the recharging of the vehicles at the Ford Street depot will be supported by a solar array supplying effectively zero carbon electricity. This will increase the carbon savings of the system.A high-level estimate of the additional carbon savings from the solar system follows:

Enviro 200 EV battery: 327kWh Daily maximum range: 233 km (ADL) Estimated max depth of discharge: 80% (assumption) Estimated energy consumption: 1.12 kWh/km Annual recharging requirements of the 10 electric buses: 749 MWh

(based on daily distance travelled by their diesel equivalents) Annual electricity generated by the solar array: 146 MWh (GI

Energy as shown in the supplementary material) Grid electricity saving due to the solar array: 19%.

Route 9/20 CO2e emissions before the bid are 1.83 tonnes/year.Route 9/20 CO2e emissions after the bid will be 1.16 tonnes/yearAnnual CO2e saving (assuming grid and solar recharging) = 37%.

B4. Value for Money1. Competitiveness of the bidBuses: Costs and delivery times for the Enviro 200 EV buses were obtained directly from ADL by National Express. National Express have a long-standing relationship with ADL and the costs are considered to be the best that can be obtained.

Infrastructure: costs for the recharging infrastructure and associated solar and battery system were obtained by Coventry City Council. Coventry has considerable experience of installing EV infrastructure in the city, and the costs are based on its best, realistic estimates at this time.

Initial discussions have been held with a range of suppliers to provide the charging infrastructure required at Coventry garage and quotes obtained. If the bid is successful further detailed negotiations will be undertaken to ensure the system installed optimises the requirements for:1) ensuring flexibility for developing technology, particularly in relation to AC/DC charging2) long term cost of electricity supply and,3) compatibility with vehicle types.This may change the mix of the infrastructure costs, but current indications are that the overall total cost is in line with the quotes used in this bid.

2. Evidence to support the infrastructure askCosts of the rapid chargers are based on recent installations of rapid chargers by Coventry City Council.

Costs of the solar PV array are supplied by GI Energy, a leading provider of renewable energy systems. Details of the costs of the system are supplied as supplementary material.

Costs and carbon savings from the solar PV systemGI Energy estimates that the 182.5 kWp system will generate 146.2 MWh annually.At an electricity costs of 10.5p/kWh and a Feed-in Tariff (FIT) rate of 17.5 p/kWH, it is estimated the at ~£150,000 system will pay back in eight years.

Over an estimated 20-year lifespan, the solar PV system is estimated to generate financial savings of over £500,000 and to save almost 1,100 tonnes of CO2e.Full details are provided in a PDF containing supplementary information on the solar PV system to be installed at the Ford Street depot.

A PDF containing full details on the financial and carbon savings is appended as Appendix Four.

3. Estimated annual carbon savings of the proposalDetailed calculations of the carbon and AQ savings in the proposal are given in the Air Quality section. Carbon savings from replacing 10 buses on routes 9 and 20 are estimated at 37% per year assuming that the vehicles are recharged by a combination of grid and solar electricity. These carbon savings will increase over time as the grid is progressively decarbonised.

4. Assumptions underlying the quantitative analysisAir quality and carbon savings in the proposal were calculated by Cenex, a leading independent not-for profit transport energy consultancy.

B5. The bid – supplementary information

A PDF containing supplementary information on the solar PV system to be installed at the Ford Street depot is included as Appendix Four.

SECTION C – Funding

C1. The Buses

In total, how many new ultra-low emission buses are you bidding for?

10

In total, how much grant are you seeking? £1,545,500

For each separate bus type, please provide the following. The calculator will give you the “Base grant”, “Top-up grant” and “Total grant eligibility”: If needed, please copy and paste more tables below. All rows are mandatory.

Note – You must submit your completed ‘calculator’ alongside this bid.

Manufacturer's name2 ADLMake and model of bus Enviro 200 EV 12mUltra-Low Emission Bus Technology (e.g. plug-in electric etc.)

Electric

Number of buses in bid 10Anticipated date of order 06/2019Anticipated date of entry into service 06/2020-12/2020

Cost per ultra-low emission bus3 £411,500Cost per bus of diesel equivalent £202,400Base grant per bus (as per the calculator) £104,550Top-up grant per bus (as per the calculator) £50,000

Total grant eligibility4 per bus (as per the calculator) £154,550Total grant being sought per bus £154,550Value for Money (VfM) Score (as per calculator) 2.6

C2. The Infrastructure2 In exceptional cases where this may be unknown, for example where a local authority is yet to go out to tender, it is sufficient to state the type of technology sought (e.g. hybrid, plug-in electric, gas).3 In the case where local authorities are yet to go out to tender, an average cost can be given4 This is the total maximum grant you are eligible for as set out in your calculator (base grant + top-up grant, subject to any imposed caps)

The project is seeking to install 10 rapid chargers, plus an associated solar PV and battery storage system:

10 rapid chargers at the National Express Coventry Ford Street bus depot where the electric buses will be based. These will be used to recharge the buses overnight.

A 182.2 kW solar PV array on the roof of the Ford Street depotThe infrastructure costs of the proposal are summarised in the table below:

Initial discussions have been held with a range of suppliers to provide the charging infrastructure required at Coventry garage and quotes obtained. If the bid is successful further detailed negotiations will be undertaken to ensure the system installed optimises the requirements for:1) ensuring flexibility for developing technology, particularly in relation to AC/DC charging2) long term cost of electricity supply and,3) compatibility with vehicle types.This may change the mix of the infrastructure costs, but current indications are that the overall total cost is in line with the quotes used in this bid.

Installation of the infrastructure will begin in September 2019 and be completed by March 2020, in time for the delivery of the buses which begins in June 2020.

In total, how much grant are you seeking for infrastructure?

£698,625

For each type of infrastructure5, please provide the following. If needed, please copy and paste more tables below. All rows are mandatory.

Manufacturer's name6 Siemens (proposed)Type of infrastructure 10 rapid 85kW chargers, plus associated

solar panelsAnticipated date of order 09/2018Anticipated date of installation7 6/2020 onwards

Total cost £931,500Total eligible amount8 £698,625Total grant sought £698,625

C3. Funding Profile

Please use the information in sections C1 and C2 to complete the following summary funding table:

Please complete the following tables. Figures should be entered in £000s (i.e. £10,000 = 10).

£000s 2018- 2019- 2020– Total5 Please refer to paragraphs 1.7 and 1.8 in the guidance6 Where a local authority is yet to go out to tender, the name may not be known. The remaining rows should be filled in however.7 This is the date after which buses will be refuelled using the infrastructure8 This will be 75% of the cost of your infrastructure

19 20 21

BusesNumber of buses in bid     10     10Total grant eligibility (as per your calculator)     10     10

Total grant being sought     1,545.5

0     1,545.50

    1,545.50     1,545.50

           Infrastructure    Total cost 326.50 590.0

0 15.00     931.50

Total eligible amount (i.e. 75%)

244.875 442.5 11.25     698.63

Total grant sought 244.875 442.5 11.25     698.63

                      

TOTAL grant sought (Bus and infrastructure)

244.875 442.5 1,556.7

5     2,244.125

Match funding (if any)9 81.625 147.5 3.75 232.875

     

SECTION D – Funding (bid 2 – scaled-down)N/A

SECTION E – Monitoring and evaluation

E1. Monitoring and Evaluation (optional)

There is an extensive network of air quality monitoring sites within Coventry and these include some monitoring stations within the routes on

9 This should include any 3rd party contributions that have been secured

which these electric buses will be operating. The data from these sites will be used to provide baseline conditions against which the impact of the new buses can be measured. The air quality monitoring for this project will form a subset of the city-wide monitoring being undertaken for the emerging Local Air Quality Action Plan. This will enable the impact of the new electric buses on emissions levels to be identified.

This monitoring data will be supplemented by the monitoring that National Express routinely undertakes on the performance of each vehicle within its fleet. This monitoring covers a range of parameters that reflect how each bus is being driven, including fuel consumption, distance travelled, and emissions data. This data is collected through on-board computers that monitor the performance of the engine.

National Express will therefore be able to provide a comparison between the performance of the existing diesel powered buses that operate on these routes currently, and the electric buses that will operate on the route should this bid be successful. In addition, as the electric buses will, for a period of time, be operating alongside diesel buses on these routes, then a direct comparison will be possible between the performance and emissions levels from the electric buses when compared to the diesel buses.

The data will also enable National Express to compare the economic performance of the respective vehicles, which will provide data that can be used in future business cases when investment decisions are being taken as the fleet is upgraded and new buses purchased.

SECTION F - Declarations

F1. Section 151 Officer Declaration (for local authorities)

As Section 151 Officer for Coventry City Council, I declare that the scheme cost estimates quoted in this bid are accurate to the best of my knowledge and that Coventry City Council:

- has allocated sufficient budget to deliver this scheme on the basis of its proposed funding contribution;

- accepts responsibility for meeting any costs over and above the DfT contribution requested, including potential cost overruns and the underwriting of any funding contributions expected from third parties;

- accepts responsibility for meeting any ongoing revenue and capital requirements in relation to the scheme;

- accepts that no further increase in DfT funding will be considered beyond the maximum contribution requested and that no DfT funding will be provided after 2020/21;

- confirms that the authority has the necessary governance / assurance arrangements in place and the authority can provide, if required, evidence of this.

Name:Barry Hastie

Signed:

Submission of Bids

The deadline for bids is 5pm, 30 June 2018

An electronic copy should be submitted to ulebs@dft.gsi.gov.uk

Please also include the supporting documentation specified either within the guidance document or in this proforma. This should include, but is not limited to: a PSV licence (operators only) and quotes from the manufacturer(s) for the ultra-low emission bus and its’ diesel equivalent. We also require evidence of the calculation of your base grant, top-up grant and total eligible grant. This will be given by the calculator as specified in the guidance. Bidders are also required to submit a separate GHG and air quality improvements spreadsheet which will be published alongside the guidance. Further information on the data required is located within the spreadsheet. Where match-funding has been secured, evidence of this will strengthen a bid. Please also provide evidence that the ULEB has been certified as such.

If, for any reason, you need to send hard copies of papers to DfT, please provide 3 copies to:

Ultra-Low Emission Bus SchemeBuses & Taxis DivisionDepartment for TransportGreat Minster House33 Horseferry RoadLondonSW1P 4DR

Appendix One: Project Governance

Appendix Two: Project Plan

Appendix Three: Risk Register

Appendix Four: Solar Array at Bus Depot

Appendix Five: Completed “Calculator”

Appendix Six: Letters / E-mails of Support

West Midlands Combined Authority / TfWM:

National Express:

Shamala 

I can confirm that NX fully supports the joint ULEBS bid.

There is a lot of enthusiasm at very senior level to introduce electric vehicles, with this batch just being the initial pilot. 

Can you send me a copy of the final bid after you have submitted it?

Are we expecting an answer in September? If so I think we need to start outlining the steps to implementation as soon as we can after the summer holiday.  

I'm conscious that there are quite a few agreements to finalise between the various suppliers/ stakeholders eg infrastructure, electricity, solar panels and buses before we can (hopefully) place orders. 

Thanks for all your work.

Martin HancockDevelopment Director07770 407894