Issue - meetings

To approve the award of the supply of gas to all sites consuming over 25,000 therms to LASER.

RESOLVED:

Decision of the Cabinet

1.  That the award of the supply of gas to all sites consuming over 25,000 therms to LASER in the form of a tripartite agreement with Total Gas and Power using the Procurement Only Service Option (POSO) be approved.  The estimated sum of £7,120,840 for a period of four years (with effect from 1 October 2012) making a total contract value of £28,483,360.  This includes management fees from LASER.

Decision of the Leader of the Council

2.  That authority be delegated to the cabinet member for transport, environment and recycling, prior to, and throughout the duration of the contract (as detailed in the procurement project plan and timeline, paragraph 4 of the report) to;

·  approve the management option selected for the contract, and consider the flexibility to change the management option (detailed in paragraphs 25 – 32 of the report), and;

·  amend the purchasing solution (Purchase in Advance or Purchase within Period detailed in paragraph 8 of the report).