Energy contracts and providers: EIR release

Information requested

Information relating to the organisation’s energy contracts.

1. Energy Provider.

2. Annual Spend for each provider for the past 3 financial years.

3. Contract Duration (Including any extensions).

4. Contract start date.

5. Contract Expiry Date.

6. Contract Review Dates.

7. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title.

8. Total Consumption of Gas, please provide me with the latest figure in cubic metres.

9. Total Consumption of Electricity (NHH), please provide me with latest figure in kWh for the past 3 financial years.

10. Total Consumption of Electricity (HH), please provide me with latest figure in kWh for the past 3 financial years.

11. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title at the very least Energy Management System Provider.

1. Annual Spend.

2. Contract Duration (Including any extensions).

3. Contract Expiry Date.

4. Contract start date.

5. Contract Review Date.

6. Contract Description – A description of the services provided.

7. Brand of the software.

8. Total number of meter points for electricity.

• a. Non-Half Hourly (NHH) meter points.
• b. Half Hourly (HH) meter points.

9. Total number of Gas meter points.

10. Total number of meter points for specialist gases and liquids.

11. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title.

Response

1. Energy Provider.

Electricity - EDF Energy Customers Ltd.
Natural Gas - Total Energies Gas and Power Ltd.

2. Annual Spend for each provider for the past 3 financial years.

Electricity Spend (Excl VAT).

2022-23 £2,150,822
2021-22 £1,722,803
2020-21 £1,677,958

Gas Spend (Excl Vat).

2022-23 £870,359
2021-22 £352,640
2020-21 £319,402

3. Contract Duration (Including any extensions).

As per the Scottish Public Sector Framework agreements for utilities the contract durations are.

Procurement - electricity framework agreement: 2019 to 2024 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot).
Procurement - natural gas framework agreement - gov.scot (www.gov.scot).

Electricity - The Framework start date was 1 April 2018, for Scottish Procurement flexible wholesale electricity trading only. The start date for Supply of Electricity to public bodies and third sector organisations was 1 April 2019, for an initial two year period ending on 31 March 2021. There are options to extend for a further 3 x 12 month periods (1+1+1), meaning the maximum end date will be 31 March 2024. We have utilised two of the 12 months extension period options available, meaning the current end date will be 31 March 2023.

Gas - The Framework start date was 1 April 2019, for Scottish Procurement flexible wholesale of Natural Gas trading only. The start date for supply of Natural Gas to public bodies and third sector organisations was 1 April 2020, for an initial two year period ending on 31 March 2022. There are options to extend for a further 3 x 12 month periods (1+1+1), meaning the maximum end date will be 31 March 2025. Please note the 1st, 12 month period has been exercised, the current framework end date is 31 March 2023.

4. Contract start date.

Electricity - 1 April 2018
Gas - 1 April 2019

5. Contract Expiry Date.

Electricity - 31 March 2024
Gas - 31 March 2025

6. Contract Review Dates.

Electricity - 31 March 2021, 31 March 2023
Gas - 31 March 2022, 31 March 2023

7. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title.

Head of Sustainability via ceu@gov.scot

8. Total Consumption of Gas, please provide me with the latest figure in cubic metres.

Gas consumption is measured in kWh, we do not hold data on cubic meters of gas used.

Consumption (kWh)
2022-23 - 12,572,767
2021-22 - 15,040,102
2020-21 - 11,495,501

This is a formal notice under regulation 10(4)(a) of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (the EIRs) that the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested.

9. Total Consumption of Electricity (NHH), please provide me with latest figure in kWh for the past 3 financial years.

Non HH consumption (kWh)
2022-23 - 487,936
2021-22 - 475,529
2020-21 - 526,409

10. Total Consumption of Electricity (HH), please provide me with latest figure in kWh for the past 3 financial years.

HH Consumption (kWh)
2022-23 - 12,119,784
2021-22 - 11,630,885
2020-21 - 11,131,052

11. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title at the very least

Head of Sustainability via ceu@gov.scot

Energy Management System Contract.

1 - 7 The Scottish Government does not have an energy management system. This is a formal notice under regulation 10(4)(a) of the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 (the EIRs) that the Scottish Government does not have some of the information you have requested.

8. Total number of meter points for electricity.

• a. Non-Half Hourly (NHH) meter points - 25.
• b. Half Hourly (HH) meter points - 13.

9. Total number of Gas meter points - 20.

10. Total number of meter points for specialist gases and liquids - 0.

11. Contact details of the person responsible, including job title - Head of Sustainability via ceu@gov.scot

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