Issue - meetings

This report requests authority to award contracts as required by Contract Standing Order No 88. This report summarises the process undertaken in procuring these contracts and recommends to whom the contracts should be awarded.

(i)         that the contract for the Supply of Electricity be awarded to Npower Limited and Kent County Council for four years from 1 October 2016 via a call-off from the LASER framework.

(ii)        that the contract for the Supply of Gas be awarded to Total Gas and Power Limited and Kent County Council for four years from 1 October 2016 via a call-off from the LASER framework.

Councillor Pavey (Deputy Leader) introduced the report which requested authority to award contracts as required by Contract Standing Order No 88. The report summarised the process undertaken in procuring these contracts and recommended to whom the contracts should be awarded. Councillor Pavey referred to rising energy prices and efforts made to manage risk and control costs. The proposals would allow for consistent supply and value for money.

With the consent of the Cabinet, Councillor Perrin raised the question of reducing energy costs through changes to street lighting provision. The Chief Finance Officer responded that the framework would allow for best price at the appropriate time. He also advised, in response to a question from Councillor Filson, that schools would be recommended to take advantage of the cheaper option of purchasing energy through the council’s framework and the cabinet agreed that school governors should be alerted to this opportunity through their newsletter and the Schools Forum.

The Executive also had before them an appendix to the report which was not for publication as it contained the following category of exempt information as specified in Schedule 12 of the Local Government (Access to Information Act) 1972: 

Information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

RESOLVED:

(i)         that the contract for the Supply of Electricity be awarded to Npower Limited and Kent County Council for four years from 1 October 2016 via a call-off from the LASER framework;

(ii)        that the contract for the Supply of Gas be awarded to Total Gas and Power Limited and Kent County Council for four years from 1 October 2016 via a call-off from the LASER framework.