Issue - meetings
Procurement of a Green Deal Provider
Meeting: 07/10/2014 - Executive (Item 51)
51 Maximising the Opportunities from the Green Deal in York 
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This report details progress made to date with the procurement of the Leeds City Region Green Deal and Energy Company, including the benefits of the scheme, and seeks approval to delegate authority to officers to negotiate the finer details and to call off from the Framework Agreement.
Additional documents:
Decision:
Resolved: That Cabinet agrees to:
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(i) Approve in principle the participation of the Authority in the Leeds City Region Green Deal Project including support for the Framework and commitment to use the Call-Off Contract.
(ii) Delegate authority to the Director of Communities and Neighbourhood, in consultation with the Assistant Director of Governance and ICT, to negotiate and agree the commercial terms of the Call-Off Contract, and delegate authority to the Assistant Director of Governance and ICT, or authorised representative, to enter into and sign the Contract.
(iii) To delegate authority to the Housing Services Manager to take operational decisions to attend the Home Energy Project Board (HEPB).
(iii) To monitor progress through the HEPB and receive annual progress reports.
Reason: To enable CYC to draw down on the framework contract and begin installing measures in homes as soon as possible for the benefit of York residents. |
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Minutes:
Cabinet were informed of the progress to date with the procurement of the Leeds City Region (LCR) Green Deal and Energy Company Obligation.
The original procurement had been to establish a long-term partnership with a Provider to generate ‘green’ investment in the LCR with Leeds City Council (LCC) being set up with the intention of LCC signing the Framework Agreement to allow the LCR authorities to call-off from the Framework. Following the creation of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA), earlier this year, an amendment could now be made to allow WYCA to sign the Framework and transfer the risk.
It was noted that this new programme aimed to deliver a minimum of 14,000 green deal measures to 12,000 homes over the first 3 years of the contract across the region. It was pointed out that this approach was currently the only programme available that aimed to ensure that the Council could continue to increase the energy efficiency of private homes at no cost to the authority.
The Cabinet Member referred to the importance of pursuing this opportunity which could provide potential local training and employment, give scope to include less attractive properties in the programme and assist in the reduction of carbon emissions. It was also noted that it was intended to create a shared post in the sub region to maximise delivery across the area.
Consideration was then given to the following options together with the implications arising from the options to maximise delivery of the Green Deal in York:
Option 1- proceed with the LCR Green Deal (GD) scheme and give delegated powers to senior officers to then decide and draw down from the Framework Contract
Option 2 - not to proceed with LCR GD scheme and look at other local options (currently none are as developed)
Resolved: That Cabinet agrees to:
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(i) Approve in principle the participation of the Authority in the Leeds City Region Green Deal Project including support for the Framework and commitment to use the Call-Off Contract.
(ii) Delegate authority to the Director of Communities and Neighbourhood, in consultation with the Assistant Director of Governance and ICT, to negotiate and agree the commercial terms of the Call-Off Contract, and delegate authority to the Assistant Director of Governance and ICT, or authorised representative, to enter into and sign the Contract. 1.
(iii) To delegate authority to the Housing Services Manager to take operational decisions to attend the Home Energy Project Board (HEPB).
(iv) To monitor progress through the HEPB and receive annual progress reports. 2.
Reason: To enable CYC to draw down on the framework contract and begin installing measures in homes as soon as possible for the benefit of York residents. |
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