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11 Dec 2024
Energy and water contracts are often among the largest expenses for public sector organisations. In an ever-more cost-constrained sector, demonstrating due diligence in procurement and protecting your organisation from market volatility is essential.
The type of contract you choose can significantly impact your long-term costs. However, with so many products and suppliers to choose from, comparing prices can be challenging. Gathering the necessary information, evaluating your options and forecasts, and analysing potential cost fluctuations over the contract period requires time and expertise.
While council-approved energy frameworks may seem like a convenient solution, they often focus on awarding limited four-year supply contracts to only three suppliers: one for large electricity meters, one for small electricity meters, and one for gas. This one-size-fits-all approach limits your availability to leverage the choice and diversity that the energy market offers. In addition, many users of these frameworks cite poor customer service and a lack of visibility into energy spend which makes it difficult to budget.
Did you know you are free to choose how your organisation procures its energy and water?
By choosing Zenergi to arrange your utility contracts, all the options, comparisons and risk assessment will be prepared for you with an analysis of what is right for your organisation and your energy needs. You will be able to choose from a variety of suppliers, contracting terms, contract lengths and products, including fixed and flexible purchasing options. Zenergi’s expert consultants will guide the whole procurement process to free up your time and provide peace of mind that your utilities are in expert hands.
Thousands of public sector organisations are benefitting from Zenergi’s flexible and transparent approach to energy and water procurement, which you can explore on our case studies page.
Here’s what one of our customers had to say after exiting their Local Authority framework and achieving an estimated £12,000 in savings compared to a similar school that remained within the portfolio:
Woodbridge High School continues to enjoy a highly productive working partnership with Zenergi, whose advice and guidance proved to be invaluable during a time of extreme budget pressures on the education industry. They identified the best value electricity, gas and water contracts for the school to enable considerable financial savings. Their ongoing performance monitoring of our contracts proves to be helpful as we seek to become more energy efficient. An extremely efficient team of consultants is readily available to support the school and nothing is too much trouble. I thoroughly recommend the Zenergi service.
Frank Gordon
School Business & Finance Manager
Woodbridge High School
If you do need to purchase via a framework Zenergi offers a robust solution sponsored by the Institute of School Business Leaders (ISBL). Renewing in April 2025, the framework delivers:
The ISBL/Zenergi Framework provides us with a simple way of accessing a compliant and competitive selection of suppliers, coupled with budgetary certainty and high levels of support from the Zenergi Team.
Robert Moorhouse MBE BSc (Hons)
Chief Operating Officer
Sapientia Education Trust
By breaking free from your Local Authority framework, you can unlock a range of additional benefits. Explore our checklist and if you find yourself answering ‘no’ to any of the questions, it might be time to consider whether an alternative solution better suits your organisation’s needs.
Join the organisations already benefiting from Zenergi’s expertise. Get in touch today to explore how we can help you take control of your energy and water procurement with a smarter, more flexible approach.
Break free from restrictive Local Authority energy frameworks and unlock greater flexibility, transparency, and savings.
