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Executive electricity contract awarded
01/08/2003
Scottish and Southern Energy plc has been awarded the
contract to supply electricity to the Scottish Executive
and its collaborative Partners, it was announced today.
The contract, which covers the period from 1 August 2003
until 31 July 2005 with an option to extend for a further
year, has an annual value estimated to be in the region of
£6 million.
Deputy Minister for Finance and Public Services Tavish
Scott said:
"This is good news. This contract not only represents
value for money for the taxpayer but also makes a
significant contribution to meeting the Executive's
environmental targets. It represents a collaboration
amongst 34 Public Sector Organisations, and includes over
770 sites across Scotland.
"SSE demonstrated a comprehensive Renewable Energy
Production Strategy to provide all Scottish Executive
electricity from renewable sources. Some 80 per cent will
be generated from small scale hydro-electric plants and/or
wind and wave generation with the balance coming from
larger scale hydro-electric power stations.
"The award of this contract underlines our commitment to
the development of Scotland's unrivalled potential for the
production of energy from natural sources as a contribution
to our efforts to tackle climate change."
The contract was awarded following open competition in
accordance with European Union/World Trade Organisation
rules. SSE submitted the most economically advantageous
tender and fully satisfied our objective of promoting
renewables and combating climate change.