Decision details

To seek approval from Executive for the migration of the Council's energy contracts from the incumbent supplier to a new supplier.

This report was withdrawn. The Chair communicated a statement prepared by officers which provided reasons for the withdrawal of this report.

‘Last week the Government announced a package of measures though the Energy Bill including a freeze cap on energy costs which includes local authority buildings. This package covers a period from 1^st October 2022 through to 1^st April 2023. We are assessing the impact of these measures on our energy costs, which we will hope will be positive in generating savings on our ever increasing costs.

In light of this policy announcement, and with uncertainty as to what aid the Government may offer after this time frame, we need further time to consider the right course of action regarding procurement of our future energy supplies. We have therefore withdrawn the paper due to be considered by Executive tonight on energy contract procurement and subsequently from consideration by Council in October.

Our contract with our existing supplier remains in place and consideration of future energy supplies will be brought back to Executive and Council in due course next year.’