We are pleased to announce that from 1 April 2020 there will be new electricity and gas contracts in place for schools’ gas through Haringey Council’s corporate contract with LASER (a public sector energy buying group owned by Kent County Council). The new supplier for electricity will be npower and the gas supplier will remain Corona.
We have listened to schools’ needs, including environmental and social considerations, reducing complexity in terms of number of suppliers and supplier performance. The new contracts include:
Value for money
- contract procured at scale across London boroughs and other public sector organisations
- a risk-managed approach to purchasing energy that reduces the impact of sudden price changes in the market
- budget tool to make budget management and forecasting easier
- reduced buying organisation fees.
Environmental and social benefits
- 100% Renewable Energy Guarantee Origin (REGO) sourced electricity
- suppliers paying the London Living Wage.
Improved supplier performance
- KPIs for supplier performance, including query management and invoicing
- No disconnection prior to mediation
- access to additional services including energy efficiency and renewable energy installation.
These contracts have been procured though a framework run by LASER and the OJEU compliant procurement was run by the London Energy Project (a collaborative Category Management resource led by Haringey Council) on behalf of London and South East local authorities and other public sector organisations. The current CCS framework contracts with EDF, British Gas and Corona will cease on 31 March 2020.
What do I need to do to join if I’m already on Haringey’s contracts for electricity and gas?
If your school is currently on Haringey’s contracts through the CCS framework, you don’t need to do anything to sign up and your school will automatically transfer to the LEP/LASER framework on 1 April 2020.
However, your current supplier(s) may object to the transfer if there is any debt on your accounts. It is therefore essential to resolve any outstanding balances with your current suppliers by 31 March 2020 to enable a smooth transfer to the new contract. If these are not cleared by 31 March 2020, you may move to more expensive out of contract rates on 1 April 2020 and remain on these rates until any outstanding invoices are cleared, and you can move to the new framework. Therefore, please take the time now to check your account balances with your current suppliers, pay any outstanding invoices and/or provide remittance advice for invoices that have been paid but not allocated.
If you need any assistance in resolving outstanding balances with your suppliers, please contact energy@haringey.gov.uk and we will be happy to assist.
What do I need to do to join if I’m not on Haringey’s contracts for electricity and gas?
If you are interested in joining the contract, please contact energy@haringey.gov.uk
The Energy Management team will be attending a bursars’ meeting soon and will continue to be in touch regarding the changes over the forthcoming months. And of course, if you have any questions in the meantime, please do not hesitate to get in touch at energy@haringey.gov.uk.