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Leigh Academies Trust saves £500,000+ through flexible energy purchasing

Discover how a 10+ year partnership helped one of the country’s largest and most established Multi-Academy Trusts navigate a turbulent energy market

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Leigh Academies Trust: Flexible contract saves over half a million pounds
Budget saving achieved in year
£
399,311
Budget saving forecast for year two
£
200,287
Budget saving forecast for year three
£
43,511

Following a turbulent period in energy, Leigh Academies Trust was facing a big price hike on its fixed contract renewal in 2023. Keen to protect the budget, the Trust explored a flexible purchasing strategy to capitalise on energy price fluctuations throughout the duration of the contract.

Trying a new purchasing approach

Zenergi has supported Leigh Academies Trust with its energy procurement for more than 10 years.

When the Trust was facing a significant increase at renewal, Zenergi hosted a workshop to explore alternative procurement options. Leigh Academies Trust adopted Zenergi’s Zen Flex Bespoke product. It enables the Trust to take advantage of market movements by purchasing a volume of energy in advance, while also trading on the day-ahead market to spread the risk of volatility.

What Leigh Academies Trust thought

Zenergi’s expertise and flexible procurement strategy have been invaluable to Leigh Academies Trust. The Zen Flex Bespoke product has helped us navigate the volatile energy market, achieve significant cost savings and budget certainty. We’re extremely pleased with the results and ongoing performance and would recommend Zenergi to other organisations seeking to optimise their energy costs.

Richard Cottam MSc

Deputy Estates Director

Leigh Academies Trust

An expert team to drive cost savings

The purchasing strategy is managed by Zenergi’s Energy Markets team who use their expertise to navigate market movements effectively, devising strategic trading approaches that leverage opportunities to secure competitive energy prices

It is one of several flexible procurement strategies that Zenergi manages on behalf of customers who want to take advantage of market movements to minimise energy costs.

Leigh Academies Trust’s experience demonstrates how embracing a flexible strategy leveraging the wealth of experience of Zenergi’s Energy Markets team can offer substantial budget savings.

£ 643,109  savings

projected from our Energy Team's purchasing strategy.

Achieving big savings

The three-year strategy has enabled Leigh Academies Trust to achieve a saving against budget of £399,311 for year one alone. The savings for the duration of the contract are forecast at £200,287 for year two and £43,511 for year three. The projected savings amount to a total of £643,109.

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