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Decision Maker: Executive Councillor for Transformation
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
To decide the preferred option for the Council’s gas and electricity supplies from 2016 onwards.
Matter for
Decision
The report outlined the different options available to
the Council to procure the Council’s energy supplies from 2016.
Decisions
of the Executive Councillor for Finance and Resources
i.
Agreed
Option 5 for the City Council to enter into a “call-off” contract for the
purchase of energy supplies under the terms of the Eastern Procurement
Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) energy framework and delegate the
final choice of tariff to the Director of Customer & Community Services, in
consultation with the Executive Councillor and Head
of Finance, with priority given to use of Green Energy Tariffs subject to costs
being broadly comparable with alternative sources.
ii.
Agreed a contract period for the provision of electricity for
four years with an option to review or change tariff each October, subject to
prevailing market conditions and advice from ESPO at the time.
iii.
Agreed a contract period for the provision of gas for three
years with an option to review or change tariff each October, subject to
prevailing market conditions and advice from ESPO at the time.
Reason for the Decision
As set out in the Officer’s report.
Any Alternative Options Considered and Rejected
Not applicable.
Scrutiny
Considerations
The Committee received a report from the Head of Estates and Facilities. The Committee noted the revised
recommendation sheet that had been circulated in advance of the meeting (which
related to item ii and iii above).
The Committee made the following comment in response to the report:
i.
Questioned what the difference in cost was between
green and non-green energy.
In response to the Members’ question the Head of Estates and Facilities
said the following:
i.
The difference in cost between green and non-green
energy on current usage was approximately £2000.
The Committee unanimously resolved to endorse the revised
recommendations.
The Executive Councillor approved the recommendation.
Conflicts of Interest Declared by the Executive Councillor
(and any Dispensations Granted):
Not applicable.
Publication date: 14/01/2016
Date of decision: 12/10/2015