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Energy Performance Contracting (EPC – formerly Re:fit) case studies.
In the face of the climate emergency and tightening fiscal constraints, public bodies must find smarter, faster routes to decarbonisation and energy resilience. The EPC (formerly Re:fit) framework provides exactly that: a proven delivery mechanism for energy efficiency, low-carbon retrofit and renewable generation projects in the public sector. Below we bring together a curated set of case studies that illustrate how councils, universities, NHS trusts and other public institutions are using EPC / Re:fit to drive real savings, reduce carbon emissions and modernise infrastructure.

Each case study captures a journey — the baseline challenges, the technical interventions, the financing approach, and the measurable outcomes. Taken together, they tell a story of how the EPC / Re:fit route is enabling scalable, credible progress toward net zero across diverse geographies and building portfolios.

Read the latest Refit case studies 2024

Discover how UK institutions, including universities and local councils, are advancing toward carbon neutrality. These case studies showcase the practical steps taken through the Refit framework, from integrating renewable energy sources like solar panels to upgrading outdated infrastructure with efficient heating systems. Each example highlights the substantial cost savings and carbon reductions achieved, reflecting a shared commitment to a sustainable, greener future.

Waste Management Solutions: Case Studies from the Zero Waste team at Local Partnerships

Local Partnerships’ Zero Waste team has helped councils implement strategic waste management solutions that drive efficiency, reduce costs, and improve sustainability. From Cardiff City Council’s energy facility expansion to South Gloucestershire’s re-procurement for 2025 reforms, these case studies highlight how councils optimize services and adapt to new regulations. The team’s work includes supporting Welsh authorities under new recycling rules and facilitating the transition to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) for packaging, shifting costs to producers.

Housing and homelessness case studies written by our team of experts in ‘Place‘.

Local Partnerships continues to be at the forefront of enabling councils and local authorities to meet their housing and homelessness challenges. We are proud to present five new case studies that highlight our work in optimising housing repairs, unlocking funding, and driving innovation in affordable housing delivery.

From Milton Keynes, where we helped optimise a £165m housing repairs and maintenance programme, to Manchester, where our data-driven models are helping to reduce homelessness, our strategic support has been instrumental. We’ve also worked on housing delivery vehicles (HDVs) to help councils build faster and more efficiently, unblocked stalled social housing sites in Wales, and secured £6M funding to jumpstart the UK’s largest housing regeneration project in Wirral.

Our expert-led, collaborative approach ensures immediate improvements and sets programmes up for long-term success, directly benefiting thousands of households across the UK.

Business case related member decisions

It has always been important that significant investment and transformation decisions are subject to rigorous challenge and are evidence based. The increasing pressure on councils’ finances over recent years has only served to make it even more vital that well written and presented reports for members relating to complex business cases are developed by officers to ensure sound decision making by councils.

This business case related member decision document provides good practice guidance for officers regarding how best to develop and present a report for members to make a significant decision.

Local Partnerships has supported a variety of councils, and transformation projects through the LGA’s Sector Support Improvement programme funded by the UK Government.

These case studies explore the key activities and learnings from these projects and highlight both best practice and common challenges.

Our Sourcing Playbook Webinar was to share the learning from our DLUHC funded Hands-On Sourcing Support Programme, through which 16 councils were supported to put the sourcing playbook into practice.

We were joined by DLUHC and some of the participating councils to discuss how the Sourcing Playbook can best be used by local government and reflect on key lessons learned from the experience. There was plenty of opportunities for audience Q&A to ensure that practical advice could be taken away in the areas that matter to you.

In the years since its initial launch as the “Outsourcing Playbook”, the Sourcing Playbook has been iterated to ensure it reflects best practice and is as useful a guide as possible. While written primarily for a central government audience, the core best practice is relevant across the public sector. This webinar will help to bring to life the benefits of the Sourcing Playbook, and how best it can be relied on through hearing from peers about their experiences putting the playbook in to practice.

Business Process Mapping Project Profiles

The Business Process Mapping toolkit for procurement gives a step-by-step guide to work as a team to track and improve your procurement process. These profile profiles give an insight into how we worked with four councils to deliver the toolkit.

If you would like more information on taking part in the next stage of facilitated sessions email: bpm@localpartnerships.gov.uk