Issue - meetings

Report of the Cabinet Member Clean and Green Environment

RESOLVED THAT

West Mercia Energy (WME) be appointed as CBC energy supplier under their framework. 

The Cabinet Member Clean and Green Environment introduced the report and explained that the Council had at present a short term agreement with UX Energy Services to act as a broker for CBC to procure energy. The contracts procured by UX Energy with the energy suppliers expired in April 2016 and required replacement. To facilitate this a new energy procurement exercise had been undertaken working in partnership with 2020 partners from West Oxfordshire District Council, Cotswold District Council and Forest of Dean District Council. This would ensure that the Council had gas and electricity supplies for the next 4 years along with our 2020 partners. The Cabinet Member explained that the report detailed the background and considered alternative options of which the option of using a Public Buying Organisation was felt to be the most appropriate approach. Section 3 of the report outlined the reasons for the recommendations.

On behalf of the Cabinet the Cabinet Member wished to thank all officers for their work in the process.

RESOLVED THAT

West Mercia Energy (WME) be appointed as CBC energy supplier under their framework.