Reference: D1253
Decision Maker: Leader of the Council
Decision status: Recommendations Approved
Is Key decision?: Yes
Is subject to call in?: No
To seek approval for the council to apply
exception 30.02 viii) of the Council’s Contract Standing
Orders to award a contract to EON Energy Services Ltd to provide a
managed service to deliver the installations associated with the
Government’s Green Homes Grant Local Authority Delivery Phase
2 (LAD2).
THAT the Leader of the Council:
1) agrees to apply exception 30.02 viii) of the Council’s
Contract standing orders to enable direct award of a contract to
EON Energy Services Ltd to provide a managed service to install
measures in accordance with the council’s LAD2 scheme
proposal.
To enable direct award of a contract to EON to
ensure that the scheme can be completed within grant funding
timescales. The project aims to contribute towards the following
outcomes:
? Tackle fuel poverty by reducing energy bills for low-income
households by improving the energy efficiency of their home.
o Corporate priority, ‘promoting strong, resilient
communities and reduce hardship and inequality’.
? Deliver cost effective carbon savings to carbon budgets and
progress towards the UK’s target for net zero by 2050.
o Corporate priority, ‘to promote a sustainable
environment.’
? The phasing out of the installation of high-carbon fossil fuel
heating and reducing emissions and improving air quality.
o Corporate priority, ‘to promote a sustainable
environment.’
? Support economic resilience and a green recovery in response to
the economic impacts of Covid-19, creating thousands of jobs
nationwide.
o Corporate priority, ‘to promote and drive sustainable
growth across the borough to meet current and future
needs’
? Utilise the role of Local Energy Hubs to build Local Authority
capacity and supply chains to deliver energy efficiency at
scale.
o Corporate priority, to be a high performing, efficient and
effective council
Publication date: 14/12/2021
Date of decision: 14/12/2021
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