1. That the acting Strategic Director of Environment, Sustainability and Leisure in consultation with the Strategic Director of Resources, Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency, Jobs and Business and Cabinet Member for Equalities, Democracy & Finance, approves the use of LASER’s appointed energy framework supplier for electricity – Npower Ltd, under LASER framework agreement Y22009 for an estimated value of £17m p.a.; and the appointed energy framework supplier for gas – Corona, under LASER framework agreement Y22008 for an estimated value of £21m p.a. (combined contracts total value circa £38m).
2. That the acting Strategic Director of Environment, Sustainability and Leisure in consultation with the Strategic Director of Resources, Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency, Jobs and Business and Cabinet Member for Equalities, Democracy & Finance approves the use of the following purchasing strategy and service level agreement:
· Price Certainty (PC1) purchasing strategy
· Fully managed service level agreement
3. That the acting Strategic Director of Environment, Sustainability and Leisure notes that further details on these options can be found in paragraphs 12 – 33. The recommendations above will be subject to annual performance reviews, to assess if they are still the best option for the council, and any changes will be determined by the Strategic Director of Environment, Sustainability and Leisure via a Gateway 3.
4. That the acting Strategic Director of Environment, Sustainability and Leisure approves the removal of all purchases of Renewable Energy Guarantees of Origin certificates (REGOs) under this contract and agrees to a commitment to explore Power Purchase Agreements, and other viable green energy options, that are addressed further in paragraphs 34 to 44 of this report.