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Official procurement procedure
Colville Heat Network - Metering and Billing Services Contract
Energy meters
Meter reading service
System maintenance services
Published value
£800,000
Submission deadline 2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: London Borough of Hackney: "Colville Heat Network - Metering and Billing Services Contract". Published status: active. Published value: £800,000. 1 published lot. Recorded submission deadline: 2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | London Borough of Hackney | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | Closed 2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £800,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: London Borough of Hackney
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for London Borough of Hackney. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
3.4Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationModerate Concentration
ALEXANDER JAMES CONTRACTS LIMITEDTop vendor: 41.3% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 101 active published awards; 12 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| ALEXANDER JAMES CONTRACTS LIMITED | 2 wins | £13,503,444 |
| PROVIDE CARE SOLUTIONS LIMITED | 1 win | £10,000,000 |
| KIND & CO. (BUILDERS) LIMITED | 1 win | £9,216,658 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityLondon Borough of Hackney | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusactive | Framework / DPSNot published | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published18 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT | Last source update18 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT | Recurring procurementYes |
ClassificationEnergy meters, Meter reading service, System maintenance services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-05f8fc | ||
What is being bought
Hackney Council is seeking to appoint a specialist utility services provider to deliver a long-term Metering and Billing (M&B) service for the Colville Heat Network. The contract will cover the full lifecycle of metering and billing operations, including data management, customer billing, payment collection, customer service, and regulatory compliance. The appointed supplier will work closely with Hackney’s DBOM (Design, Build, Operate and Maintain) contractor to ensure efficient service delivery to around 1,300 residential and commercial connections across the Colville and Britannia developments. The contract will be for an initial term of 8 years, with options to extend up to 14 years in total.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £800,000
18 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT - Status changed to active
18 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT - Official notice release published
18 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT - Buyer information updated
18 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedactivePublished value£800,000The source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Procedure published
18 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT - Submission deadline
2 Feb 2026, 12:00 GMT
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
London Borough of Hackney
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PRZC-5592-DDDVDocuments (5)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 18 Dec 2025, 12:26 GMT
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleHackney Council did not publish a Preliminary Market Engagement Notice as the requirements are well defined and based on established market practice. The Authority is satisfied that suppliers can prepare competitive submissions using the information provided in the Tender Notice and associated documents. |
Procedure rationaleNot published |