Issue - meetings

Councillor Westley submits a report that updates Members on the outcome of the Competitive Dialogue conducted in accordance with EU procurement regulations for the Project for “Extending District Heating and Combined Heat and Power in Leicester”.  Cabinet is asked to agree the recommendations set out in Paragraph 3 of the report.

The legal and financial implications to the report are marked ‘Not For Publication’ as they contain exempt information as specified within paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, as they contains information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information).

The legal and financial implications are attached for Members only, and if the Board wishes to discuss the contents of these in detail, it is recommended that the Board resolves to move into private session, taking into account whether this would be in the public interest.

The appendices to the report are attached for Members of the Board only.  Further copies are available on the Council’s Web Site at:  http:www.cabinet.Leicester.gov.uk or by phoning Committee Services on 0116 229 8818.

Councillor Westley submitted a report that updated Members on the outcome of the Competitive Dialogue conducted in accordance with EU procurement regulations for the Project for “Extending District Heating and Combined Heat and Power in Leicester”. 

Councillor Westley reported that the proposals would put Leicester at the forefront of energy efficiency and that any additional income would be used to make Council homes more energy efficient. He noted that Overview & Scrutiny Management Board supported the report. Members commended Councillor Westley for the work he had done on the issue and recognised the savings the arrangements would generate. It was noted that Leicester was one of very few cities that had retained district heating and this would continue to provide affordable heat and carbon savings.

RESOLVED:

                        That Cabinet:

1)     Authorises the Strategic Director, Development Culture & Regeneration to award the contract to Cofely District Energy (the Preferred Bidder) with the basis of the award being the “most economically advantageous” Bid;

2)     Endorses the proposed approach to residential metering for tenants and leaseholders;

3)     Authorises the granting of leases on Peppercorn rents for the 6 boiler room sites;

4)     Agrees that the Council will honour the price guarantee to tenants and leaseholders for a further 12 months and prices will continue to be reviewed annually as part of the rent-setting process;

5)     Agrees that the ongoing programme of energy efficiency measures within the whole of the Council's stock is considered when agreeing the Housing Capital Programme and that resources arising from this scheme are invested in the programme.

6)     That the legal and financial implications remain as “not for publication” as they contain exempt information as specified within paragraph 3 of Schedule 12A of the Local Government Act 1972, as amended, as they contain information relating to the financial or business affairs of any particular person (including the authority holding that information), and the public interest in maintaining the exemption outweighs the public interest in disclosing them.