Issue - meetings
Energy Procurement
Meeting: 23/05/2011 - Executive (Item 16)
16 Authority to award contract for supply of energy (Gas and Electricity) to the council PDF 116 KB
This report relates to the procurement of both gas and electricity across the Council. The report requests approval to award two call-off contracts under flexible energy procurement frameworks operated by Kent County Council in accordance with Contract Standing Orders 88.
Decision:
that, subject to the formal award of the Laser Framework and the Director of Legal and Procurement subsequently confirming that participation in the Laser Framework was legally permissible:
(i) authority be delegated to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services to award a call-off contract from the Laser Framework for the Supply of Gas via flexible procurement to Total Gas and Power Limited and Kent County Council for 4 years from 1 October 2012;
(ii) authority be delegated to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services to award a call-off contract from the Laser Framework for the Supply of Electricity via flexible procurement to NPower Limited and Kent County Council for 4 years from 1 October 2012.
Minutes:
The report from the Director of Corporate Services related to the procurement of both gas and electricity across the council and requested approval to award two call-off contracts under flexible energy procurement frameworks operated by Kent County Council in accordance with Contract Standing Orders 88. Councillor Butt (Lead Member, Resources) confirmed that schools could join the framework if they so wished.
RESOLVED:-
that, subject to the formal award of the Laser Framework and the Director of Legal and Procurement subsequently confirming that participation in the Laser Framework was legally permissible:
(i) authority be delegated to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services to award a call-off contract from the Laser Framework for the Supply of Gas via flexible procurement to Total Gas and Power Limited and Kent County Council for four years from 1 October 2012;
(ii) authority be delegated to the Director of Finance and Corporate Services to award a call-off contract from the Laser Framework for the Supply of Electricity via flexible procurement to NPower Limited and Kent County Council for 4 years from 1 October 2012.