As gossip about s114s swirl, and the sector waits on tenterhooks to see which council might fail next, it is clear (and unsurprising) that the financial pressures on local government continue to be significant. Budgets are going down and cost pressures are going up, with the sector simultaneously facing high inflation and increasing demand, with […]
Read four of our RE:FIT: Case Studies about how Re:fit framework has helped local authorities, Cambridgeshire County Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, Sir Harry Smith Community College and Historic buildings City of Cardiff Council.
Energy efficiency and financial savings through Re:fit
RE:FIT is a procurement framework and support service available to all public sector organisations in the UK.
Since 2009 it has been helping organisations to deliver “spend-to-save” environmental retrofit projects that both improve their buildings and, importantly, make substantial guaranteed financial savings.
The aim is to build capacity and skills in the region’s local authorities to bring forward investment into energy efficiency and renewable energy generation projects. Huntingdonshire District council identified that six of its One Leisure centres needed improvements and included them as part of Cambridgeshire’s portfolio of buildings to be investigated by the selected service […]
Cambridgeshire County Council (CCC), under an EU-funded scheme, has used the National Re:fit Programme to make guaranteed energy-efficiency savings and improve the condition of its schools across the county. The Council’s Re:fit schools project is part of a wider CCC initiative designed not only to increase energy efficiency and improve the condition of its schools […]
We have recently supported local authorities and delivery partners to progress a range of high value transport projects and keep them on track for delivery. Our support has included help to resolve contract issues, support with procurement processes, programme and project management and capacity building.
City of Cardiff Council (CCC) is using Re:fit in order to optimise the energy efficiency of certain properties, improve their building performance, reduce CO2 emissions and save money. Re:fit was seen as an ideal approach to tackle historic buildings and demonstrate the ability to make cost effective improvements, paid for through energy savings, even on […]
Impact Report 2018-19. To celebrate our tenth birthday we have launched our 2018-19 impact report, celebrating the successes we have achieved over the last year and looking back at those achieved since our inception in 2009.
Cambridgeshire County Council has already successfully used Re:fit to optimise the energy efficiency of numerous properties and to contract for large-scale renewable energy generation. These projects will reduce CO2 emissions by more than one million tonnes and produce significant cash benefits. Cambridgeshire County Council is now using Re:fit to develop a highly innovative solar PV […]
Local Partnerships has helped Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council complete a PFI refinancing project. Following initial engagement to help the council assess the potential to refinance, Local Partnerships took on the role of delivery partner for the council to manage the process on their behalf, fully utilising our experience and expertise on commercial and financial matters […]
Read four of our RE:FIT: Case Studies about how Re:fit framework has helped local authorities, Cambridgeshire County Council, Huntingdonshire District Council, Sir Harry Smith Community College and Historic buildings City of Cardiff Council.
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