Joint Venture for Energy & Sustainability

Eastbourne Borough Council (EBC) (with Lewes District Council) is appointing private sector partners to participate and invest in a public private partnership which may also extend to other local government and public sector related organisations and associated partners within the local DNO region and the UK. Participation may be either by direct participation in the Joint Venture or through the provision of services, works or supplies by the Joint Venture. EBC wants to respond to the energy sector's trilemma of increasing prices, future shortage of supply, and the need to reduce carbon emissions. EBC also wants to be prepared for the challenges and uncertainty the food chain will face when major global food regions are under threat from extreme weather patterns. The JV arrangement may involve services, works or supplies being developed and delivered and commercial opportunities taken forward over the next 20 - 30 years in a number of sectors: Energy, Transport Food, Waste and Water. The main place of performance will be the geographic areas of Kent, Surrey, Brighton and Hove, East Sussex and West Sussex (the 'JV Areas') but may extend to the UK over the life of the joint venture. A Contract Award Notice has been published in OJEU (reference 2017/S 154-320093).

Additional information: Estimated Total Value: The value and scope of the joint venture arrangement will be subject to the development of the projects under the Strategic Partnership Agreement and the inclusion of other participants as outlined in the Contract Notice and the MOI. Although not guaranteed, the estimated value of the arrangements with the participation of EBC is in the region of 500 000 000 GBP (five hundred million). Although not guaranteed the estimated value of the arrangement during the life of the joint venture including other participants across the UK may extend to an estimated value of approximately 50 000 000 000 GBP (fifty billion).

This notice is also published on behalf of Lewes District Council, Southover House, Lewes, BN7 1AB. URL:www.lewes.gov.uk Lewes District Council has entered into the Strategic Partnership Agreement at the outset with EBC.