FOI Request 1961

Subject: Energy Management System

Status: Complete

Date Requested: January 2024

Question Asked:

Please find my request below, which relates to the organisation’s contract relating to their energy management system. Not all organisations have an energy management system and if the organisation does not have one, please ignore the contractual part of my request (1-6) and concentrate on questions 7-12.

1.       The supplier who provides the software to the organisation?

2.       The cost associated with the software. Please provide me with the annual spend.

3.       What is the brand of the software?

4.       What is the duration of the contract?

5.       When does this contract expires?

6.       When does the organisation plan to review this contract?

7.       Can you please provide me with the contract description of the services provided under the agreement with the supplier? This also includes potential extensions and support and maintenance services.

8.       What is the organisation’s annual energy spend for the following:

a.       Electricity

b.      Gas

c.       Water

9.       What is the total number of meter points for Electricity for:

a.       Non Half Hourly (NHH) meter points

b.      Half Hourly (HH) meter points

10.   What is the total number of Gas meter points?

11.   What is the total number of Water meter points?

12.   What is the total number of meter points for specialist gases and liquids?

13.   Can you please provide me with the contact details of the key person responsible for this contract or around energy management.

14.    Can you please send me the organisations’ energy management strategy/plan that covers 2018?

Our Response:

1.       The supplier who provides the software to the organisation?

Stark

2.       The cost associated with the software. Please provide me with the annual spend.

0.00

3.       What is the brand of the software?

Stark ID

4.       What is the duration of the contract?

N/A - we do not have a contract as access to the software is free.  The supplier advised us not to renew in July 2023.

5.       When does this contract expires?

N/A

6.       When does the organisation plan to review this contract?

N/A

7.       Can you please provide me with the contract description of the services provided under the agreement with the supplier? This also includes potential extensions and support and maintenance services.

Meter nomination, MOP, Data Bureau, meter and logger maintenance as required and some chargeable.

8.       What is the organisation’s annual energy spend for the following:

a.       Electricity - For 2022/23 £473,457

b.      Gas - For 2022/23 £117,332

c.       Water - For 2022/23 £174,237

9.       What is the total number of meter points for Electricity for:

a.       Non Half Hourly (NHH) meter points - 26

b.      Half Hourly (HH) meter points - 6

10.   What is the total number of Gas meter points?

24 reducing to 22 during 2024

11.   What is the total number of Water meter points?

6

12.   What is the total number of meter points for specialist gases and liquids?

N/A

13.   Can you please provide me with the contact details of the key person responsible for this contract or around energy management.

 Mick.johnson@cheshire.police.uk

14.    Can you please send me the organisations’ energy management strategy/plan that covers 2018?

We don’t have formal strategy for energy only, embedded in current Environment Strategy

Outcome:  Information Provided

FOI Responded to within timescales:  YES

Further action: NO