CMG, which operates 116 care centres throughout the UK, provides specialist support to children and adults with learning disabilities, Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, physical disabilities, and mental health needs. 

Some 80% of its fleet are company cars – the bulk of which are on a solus-badged agreement with Citroen UK – with the remaining 20% being minibuses to transport CMG service users. 

Procurement manager Viraj Patel approached Fleet Alliance after the previous supplier suddenly changed its terms and conditions and was offered a much improved rental payment profile that was far more suited to CMG’s cash-flow position.

As a consequence, Fleet Alliance was appointed to manage all aspects of the fleet, with a brief to reduce operating costs and provide ancillary services including short-term hire, accident management and driver licence checking. 

Fleet Alliance also introduced its competitive tendering solution, through which new additions to the fleet are tendered to a panel of preferred leasing suppliers to find the most cost effective solution. This initiative has been proven to reduce acquisition costs by 8-10% and has helped CMG cut funding costs across its fleet. 

At the same time, Fleet Alliance uploaded details of the entire CMG to its e-fleet fleet management platform, which has the scalability, capacity and flexibility to handle the administration of fleets from five cars to more than 5,000. 

Commenting on the contract, Viraj Patel said: ‘We have been delighted with the service levels, support and attentiveness of Fleet Alliance. We have also found e-fleet to be a very effective and user-friendly fleet management solution and I have been able to use it to download invoices, track vehicle movements and interrogate a number of aspects of the fleet through its extensive reporting capability.’ 

Fleet Alliance managing director Martin Brown said: 'We are delighted to welcome CMG to our corporate client portfolio. We will work closely with them to manage the fleet in as cost effective and efficient manner as possible.'