Decision Maker: Delegated Decisions

Outcome: Recommendations Approved

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Date of Decision: September 16, 2025

Purpose: To consider approving the direct award of the contract to supply low carbon heat to Authority buildings.

Content: 1.         That the public and press be excluded from the meeting by virtue of Paragraph 3 (Information relating to the Business Affairs of the Authority) of Part I of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, in order that the meeting consider exempt Annex A to the report. 2.         That the direct award of a ten-year contract to Milton Keynes Energy Limited (MKEL) for the heat network supply to Council buildings namely, Civic, Central Library and Woughton Leisure Centre, be approved.  3.         That authority be delegated to the Director of Environment and Property, in consultation with the Cabinet member for Planning and Placemaking and the Director of Law and Governance and Director of Finance and Resources, to: (a)        agree the appropriate length of the contract and approve the final contract terms for execution; and (b)       approve any other necessary documentation that is required to give effect to the decisions contained within this report.