On the 26 November 2020 the Cabinet agreed to the procurement of an independent expert within a budget of £20k to advise on the building of housing to maximise the environmental benefits to meet the council’s climate emergency responsibilities. The use of a procurement mechanism for the completion of the project, informed by methodology advised by the council procurement team;

Following a competitive tender process which followed the council’s contract procedure rules, 4 quotations for the Independent Environmental Expertise were received and an evaluation process, based upon a quality and cost assessments, has been undertaken.

The highest score from the evaluation was Zero Carbon House, who are being selected as the preferred service provider to carry out this work.