Decision details
Authority to Award Contracts for the Purchase of Gas and Electricity (October 2020 to September 2022)
Decision Maker: Cabinet
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: Yes
Purpose:
requests the authority to award contracts as
required by Contract Standing Order 88.
Decision:
Cabinet RESOLVED to:
(1) approve the award of a contract for the supply of electricity to NPower Limited for two years as from 1st October 2020 via a call-off from LASER Framework Y18003,
(2) approve the award of a contract for the supply of gas to Total Gas and Power for two years from 1st October 2020 via a call-off from the LASER Framework Y18002; and
(3) approve, alternatively to the recommendations at (1) and (2) above, the award of contracts for gas and electricity to the next ranked Suppliers on Lot 1 of each of the Frameworks referred to in section 5 of the report, if NPower Limited or Total Gas and Power cannot, or do not accept the offer of a Council contract. Such award shall be in accordance with the offer and award process described in section 5 of the report;
(4) approve the Council’s entry into an Access Agreement with Kent County Council referred to in section 5 of the report, to enable its participation and purchase of gas and electricity from the Frameworks referred to in (1) and (2) above.
Reason Key: Signficant expenditure/savings of £500k or more;
Wards Affected: (All Wards);
Contact: Olga Bennet, Head of Finance (Commercial and Projects) Email: olga.bennet@brent.gov.uk Tel: 020 8937 3337.
Report author: Olga Bennet
Publication date: 28/05/2020
Date of decision: 28/05/2020
Decided at meeting: 28/05/2020 - Cabinet
Effective from: 05/06/2020
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