Official UK procurement notice
Water meters and data · UK public procurement notice
Authority: Portsmouth Water Limited (Public body)·Consortium: 3 public authorities
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionProvide Portsmouth Water with meters and meter data securely and consistently. This is a mixed service and supply contract.
- Recurrence: 8 to 12 years
CPV: Communications network · Data services · Meter reading service · Repair and maintenance services of water meters · Water meters · Wireless telecommunications system
The lotProcurement structure
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How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
- Suitability
Ofcom licensing for any necessary radio or other transmissions
- Legal form for consortia
- Portsmouth Water will accept expressions of interest and Tenders from single entities or consortia. Consortia are not required to form a single legal entity. Portsmouth Water will consider contracting with a consortium, providing always that the participants assume joint and several liability for all of the obligations of the consortium under the Contract. Further details and requirements will be provided in the procurement documentation.
- Successive reduction
- Candidates will be reduced successively across stages
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · 8 to 12 years
- First published
- 27 Jul 2023, 14:05 BST
- Last source update
- 13 Mar 2025, 16:05 GMT
- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-009301- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03eae1Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
Portsmouth Water is not proposing to finance any capital investment in communications network infrastructure and payment arrangements will be on a goods delivered and 'data as a service' model.
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
- Review procedure
Portsmouth Water has incorporated a minimum 10 calendar day standstill period at the point information on the award of the Contract is communicated to tenderers. This period allowed unsuccessful tenderers to challenge the decision to award a Contract before a contract is executed/signed (as appropriate). The Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (‘Regulations’) provided for aggrieved parties who have been harmed or at risk of harm by a breach of the rules to take action in the High Court (England, Wales and Northern Ireland). Any such action must be brought promptly and within the time limits as defined in the above Regulations. Where a Contract has not been entered into the court may order the setting aside of the award decision or order the contracting entity to amend any document and may award damages. If a Contract has been entered into the court has the options to award damages and/or to shorten or order the Contract ineffective.
Publisher note: To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=915357627 GO Reference: GO-2025313-PRO-29755539
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 8 Feb 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Deposits and guarantees
If the credit rating returns a rating of 'above average risk' or 'high risk', the contracting entity will request further financial information for review and reserves the right to require a parent company guarantee. Collateral warranties and other forms of security will be required as appropriate.
Timeline
22 Nov 2023 → 13 Mar 2025 · 3 dates- Next notice expected22 Nov 2023
- Submission deadline8 Feb 2024, 17:00 GMT
- Notice published13 Mar 2025, 16:05 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 3 releases on Find a Tender · since 8 Jan 2024- Published value updated to £40,000,0008 Jan 2024, 19:06 GMTwas £27,000,000
- Status changed to active8 Jan 2024, 19:06 GMT
- Procurement method changed8 Jan 2024, 19:06 GMT
- Deadline published: 8 Feb 2024, 17:00 GMT8 Jan 2024, 19:06 GMT
- Buyer details updated8 Jan 2024, 19:06 GMT
- Status changed to complete13 Mar 2025, 16:05 GMT
- Buyer details updated13 Mar 2025, 16:05 GMT
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast1 further award records carry no date or value.
Contracts
Agreement for the provision of smart meter asset, network and data services · supplier not published
- Signed
- 11 Feb 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
2 public bodies on the noticeDispute resolution & review bodies
- High CourtReview body
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria