To continue reading this article, subscribe to the Stray Ferret for as little as £1 a week
Already a subscriber? Log in here.
26
Mar 2021
Harrogate Borough Council is set to award two decarbonisation contracts worth £2.4 million to companies outside the district and without open tender.
The projects aim to cut carbon emissions at the Harrogate Hydro leisure centre and Harrogate Convention Centre.
Funding for the schemes was secured from the government’s Public Sector Decarbonisation Scheme.
Reports to senior councillors recommend awarding the contracts to Alliance Leisure, based in Somerset, and Engie Regeneration Ltd, which has registered offices in Newcastle.
Council officers said in a report that Engie had already gone through a competitive tender process within the procurement framework it has used.
It added that the direct award would mean the council could deliver the scheme "within the tight timescales set out in the grant conditions".
Both schemes form part of the borough council’s goal to reach a net-zero carbon economy by 2038.
The authority hopes the improvements will cut emissions by 577 tonnes a year at the Hydro and 70 tonnes at the convention centre.
Senior councillors on the council’s cabinet will make a decision on the contracts on March 31.
0