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London Centre of Excellence

Meet the Provider event - November 2008

The London Energy Project (LEP) hosted a workshop, which was attended by 55 delegates, keen to hear information from service providers about the new flexible, aggregated, risk managed contracts available for London public sector customers, the bureau services available and new developments in energy management. Delegates were also able to meet on an individual basis with the service providers, which they reported was very useful. 

The day focussed on enabling public sector customers to identify their business needs and therefore select a buying organisation that would most closely fit their requirements and deliver value. 

• Amanda de Swarte, LEP change manager, outlined the need for change, the typical barriers faced, the business case and the support available from the project.
  Introduction  (178KB)
• Service overviews were given by all the central purchasing bodies.
  Laser overview  (283KB)
  OGCbuying.solutions overview  (246KB)
  LUPC/TEC overview  (61KB)
  
• Richard Murphy from OGCBuying Solutions talked about risk management and how to buy flexibly successfully.
  Risk management  (61KB)
  
• Ian Flower from Laser gave a presentation on bill validation and Laser's internal bill validation service.
  Bill validation  (655KB)
  
• 1E presented the business case for IT power management and covered the need to quantify carbon saving while at the same time supporting IT professionals' equipment and network security needs.
  IT power management  (3.6MB)
  
• Pulse 24 (Corona) gave a very thought provoking presentation on the impact, potential costs (around £1M) and benefits for Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC).
  Carbon Reduction Commitment (313KB)
  
• DECC was on hand to add insight into policy development and the various regulatory impacts for the wider public sector.
  DECC  (67KB)
  
• SALIX  gave a brief overview of the funds available to implement energy efficiency measures.
  Salix  (895KB)
  
• Michael Wood, programme director, summarised all the positive actions that had been covered during the day and reminded delegates that they should try and implement at least one recommended solution when they got back to the office.
  Summary and close  (79KB)