Issue - meetings

To consider the report of the Cabinet Member for Health and Sustainable Living seeking approval to enable Southampton City Council to set up a branded energy supply company to provide cost effective energy to residents and businesses across the southern region, attached.

DECISION MADE:  (CAB 17/18  18961)

On consideration of the report of the Cabinet Member for Health and Sustainable Living, Cabinet agreed the following:

(i)  To delegate authority to the Head of Capital Assets, following consultation with the Service Director: Finance and Commercialisation and the Service Director: Legal & Governance to conduct an open competition to enable the identification of a suitable licensed energy supplier with which to partner, under formal contract; and to conduct the procurement up to and including selection of preferred bidder but excluding contractual and financial close which shall be referred back to be determined by Cabinet.

(ii)  To approve the proposed white label approach to deliver energy supply regionally.

(iii)  To delegate authority to Service Director – Growth following consultation with the Service Director: Legal & Governance to develop and register the intellectual property rights in the trademarks and Branding for the energy products to be delivered through this and other related projects.

(iv)  To approve the revenue spend of £158,000 for the set up costs of the ESCo to be funded from PUSH money that is currently allocated to the Green Projects capital scheme within the Housing & Sustainability Portfolio.