Purpose

To renew the supply of gas for Bristol City
Council sites in line with the Cabinet Decision of 5th September
2023 which:
- Authorised the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Climate, Ecology, Waste
and Energy, to renew the BCC gas supply contract for up to four
years, on a flexible procurement basis, noting the values and
amounts as outlined in the report and that any budgetary pressures
once prices are confirmed will be raised and require management
during the medium term financial plan setting.
- Noted the expected reduction in demand for natural gas over the
new contract lifetime due to connections to Bristol’s
district heating Networks, replacement of gas boilers with heat
pumps, improved energy efficiency measures (as set out in the BCC
Corporate Estate Decarbonisation Programme), and estate
rationalisation, may require additional investment or budget for
which further approval will be sought as required.
- Authorised the Executive Director Growth and Regeneration, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for Climate, Ecology, Waste
and Energy, to take all steps required to secure the provision of a
100% ‘Green Gas’ supply for all BCC sites within the
scope of the 2025 Carbon Neutrality target (including procuring and
awarding contracts over the key decision threshold), subject to
affordability and availability at an estimated cost of £546K
(included in the overall total contract value). This would include
both biomethane and hydrogen produced from electrolysis of water
using renewable energy sources (Green Hydrogen).

Content

To renew the gas supply contract for Bristol
City Council sites in line with the Laser Public Sector Buying
Organisation framework for supply from October 2024 to September
2028, with the buying of gas for BCC use starting in advance of
this under Flexible Procurement.