Purpose

To request authority to award contracts for
the purchase of gas and electricity (October 2024 to September
2028).

Content

Cabinet RESOLVED
 

(1)    To
approve entry into an Access Agreement with Kent County Council
trading as LASER Energy to enable participation and purchase of gas
and electricity from their frameworks referenced in 1.1 and 1.2 of
the report.
 

(2)    To
approve the award of call-off contracts for the period of four (4)
years via the two previously mentioned frameworks to Total Energies
and Npower for the supply of gas and electricity to the Council,
including corporate buildings, streetlights, housing estates’
communal areas and gas to a heat network, and Borough schools who
contract for energy through the Council.
 

(3)    To
approve the utilisation of a Purchase In Advance (PIA) energy
buying strategy to be undertaken by LASER Energy on behalf of the
Council and other contracting authorities who purchase energy
through the frameworks.
 

(4)    To
approve the utilisation where applicable of a ‘Fully Managed
service (FM)’ from LASER Energy as opposed to a
‘Procurement Only Service Option (POSO)’.
 

(5)    To note
that, as a key part of the Council’s commitment to net zero
by 2030, the key objective to procure green energy had been
addressed in section 8 of the report, via a ‘Green
Tariff’ (REGOs), the ‘Green Basket’ energy
option, and/or a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA), all of which were available via the LASER contract.
 All three options would be assessed
based on the provision of
‘additionality’ i.e. additional renewal power
generation and a viable business case.
 

(6)    To note Brent’s
ongoing engagement with the “Renewable Power 4 London Action
Plan” work stream, which aimed to procure public sector
energy for London Public Sector Bodies that was 100% renewable,
through collaboration, with the ultimate aim of having a Power
Purchase Agreement in place that Boroughs could procure renewable
energy from, with the expectation that this option may become
available during this next contracting period.
 
Eligible for call-in:
Yes

 

Deadline for submission of call-in: 6pm on Monday 18 December
23