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ECO4 funding will be utilised to fully fund energy efficiency works to Council properties, the contractor (Union Technical Services) has secured funding with utility companies and will claim funding direct from the utilities in accordance with Ofgem guidance. Due to time constraints relating to the expenditure/ delivery of the funding proposal (funding is available until 31 December 2025) an exception is sought under section 4.1.5.iii. in accordance with section 3.10. The funding proposal covers the full installation cost of the energy efficiency measures, aligning with the Delivery Plan and providing significant support to the HRA Capital Budget. While there is a significant number of contractors who can access ECO4 funding, the rates and level of funding they have access to will depend on the contract(s) they have with the energy companies. There has been discussions with other contractors who have access to ECO funding and none can offer the level of funding proposed by Union Technical for Council properties. Additionally, Union Technical have offered 11 years of servicing and warranty for ASHPs installed, offering best value.", "mainProcurementCategory": "works", "documents": [ { "id": "JUN532788", "documentType": "awardNotice", "title": "Energy Company Obligation (ECO4) ~ D-C Projec", "description": "ECO funded Retrofit Project", "url": "https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/search/show/search_view.aspx?ID=JUN532788", "format": "text/html" } ], "lots": [ { "id": "1", "description": "Highland Council received up to a 9.2 million GBP, ECO4 funding proposal from Union Technical Services Limited (EES:ABS contractor) to fund and deliver the below energy efficiency measure to Council properties. Funding is available until 31 December 2025. The Council will work with Union Technical to identify Council properties which are eligible for fully funded energy efficiency measures. Following the completion works, Union Technical will submit all relevant paperwork to the energy company to claim ECO funding to cover the full installation cost. Proposed fully funded measures include: * Internal Wall Insulation/ Cavity Internal Wall Insulation * Cavity Wall Insulation (CWI) * Loft Insulation * Air Source Heat Pump (ASHP) * Solar PV The proposal provides essential external funding to support the Council to meet the Council's Net Zero commitments and aligns with the Delivery Plan. 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