Purpose

Procurement of energy supply
contracts

Content

Recommendations:
 

1.     
To agree to continue to use Gwynedd
Council’s Energy Procurement Services Dynamic Purchasing
System (DPS) and their procurement agent for the procurement of
electricity and gas supply contracts for three
years.

 

2.     
To agree to secure long term gas and electricity
supply contracts to allow greater flexibility regarding purchasing
to secure better value for money.

 

3.     
To agree to delegate authority to the Corporate
Director of Planning, Growth and Sustainability (PG&S) and/or
the Corporate Director of Communities to agree purchases of volumes
of energy in consultation with relevant Cabinet Members and s151
officer.

 

4.     
To agree that external stakeholders (town and
parish councils, schools, and organisations managing parts of the
council’s operational estate) continue to be given the option
to join the council’s electricity and/or gas contracts; AND,
the administration fee applicable to external stakeholders; AND,
the creation of an additional post in the Energy Management Team to
manage external stakeholder matters. 
That this cost and income is included in the Revenue MTFP as a
budget change.

 

5.     
To agree to continue to purchase at least 25% of
grid supplied electricity that’s backed by Renewable Energy
Guarantee of Origin certificates.