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Decision details
Procurement of electricity & gas supplies for 2020-2022 (Decision taken)
PDF 152 KBDecision Maker: Cabinet Member for Planning and Environment, Cabinet Member for Resources
Decision status: Recommendations approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Purpose:
The current gas and electricity supply
contracts used by Buckinghamshire County Council (BCC) are due to
expire on 30 September 2020 and require renewing. BCC currently
purchases its gas and electricity through the LASER ‘flexible
procurement’ framework which allows forward purchasing of
energy when wholesale market prices are low. It is recommended that
BCC renews the gas and electricity supply contract through the
current LASER framework. However, a departure from the normal 4
year contract period is recommended to be replaced with a 2 year
contract, with two further 1 year extension periods allowed (to a
maximum of 4 years). This is to ensure the future Buckinghamshire
Council is able to change contracting approaches mid-contract if
necessary.
Decision:
The Cabinet Members:
AGREED that Buckinghamshire County Council will use the LASER framework to procure gas and electricity supply contracts for the period October 2020 to September 2022, with the contract to include two additional 1 year extensions – the future Buckinghamshire Council to decide upon the use of these extensions.
DELEGATED the decision on contractual purchasing approaches to Head of Energy & Resources.
AGREED to permit schools, academies and Town and Parish Councils within Buckinghamshire to access these contracts, subject to the proposed controls.
Publication date: 23/07/2019
Date of decision: 23/07/2019
Effective from: 29/07/2019
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