Decision details

The Pan-Government Energy Project was launched back in 2007 to improve the standard of energy procurement across the public sector. The key recommendation was that all public-sector organisations adopted one of the aggregated, flexible and risk managed energy procurement frameworks that were put in place by the recognised Central Purchasing Bodies (CPB) that had been evaluated by the Government’s Project Strategy Team against best practice criteria.

By aggregating energy requirements under the ESPO Electricity Framework and utilising a flexible purchasing strategy, ESPO are able to take advantage of market movements to the benefit of customers. This is achieved by purchasing energy in advance when commodity prices are at their most advantageous. Flexible purchasing also limits exposure to the significant spikes in pricing by securing energy requirements in advance at multiple opportunities rather than at a single decision point.

Agreed that;-

1.1    approval be given to utilise Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) Framework 191_24 to appoint Total Energies Gas and Power Ltd to supply Mains Electricity to Council sites for the period 1 October 2024 to 30 September 2028.

1.2    in connection with 1 above, the Director, Law and Governance and Monitoring Officer be authorised to enter into an appropriate contract with Total Energies Gas and Power Ltd.