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title: "Early Market Engagement-Meter and Billing Services"
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# Early Market Engagement-Meter and Billing Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-market-engagement-meter-and-billing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05fc94). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** The Swaythling Housing Society Limited (trading as Abri): "Early Market Engagement-Meter and Billing Services". Published status: planning. Planned Pipeline Value: Value not published. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.

## Key Information
- **Status:** PLANNING (no submission deadline published)
- **Buyer:** [The Swaythling Housing Society Limited (trading as Abri)](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/the-swaythling-housing-society-limited-trading-as-abri-coh-ip10237r)
- **Planned Pipeline Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** Not published
- **Lots:** 1
- **Procurement Method:** Not published
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Energy meters, Meter reading service, Repair and maintenance services of electricity meters, Repair and maintenance services of gas meters
- **Delivery Location:** Not published
- **Legal Basis:** UKPGA 2023/54
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-market-engagement-meter-and-billing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05fc94#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-05fc94`

## Before you bid
Deciding whether to bid? The Tenderline page for this tender carries the competition and buyer analysis this notice does not:

- **Expected competition:** how many bids lots like this attract, from past awards in the same market.
- **Who could compete:** suppliers who have won similar work, and who holds the current contract.
- **Buyer track record:** earlier work for this buyer, its unexpired awards, and how its awards compared with its estimates.
- **Price forecast:** the commercial price range for each lot, with the middle 50% of comparable awards.

- **What it takes to win:** selection and award criteria, lot by lot.
- **Contract history:** what this tender replaces, and every notice in the procedure.

[Open the competition and buyer analysis](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/early-market-engagement-meter-and-billing-services-ocds-h6vhtk-05fc94#tl-md)

## Description
This is a Preliminary Market Engagement Exercise - this not a tendering opportunity or a call for competition.
Abri, manage approximately 100 heat networks across 3,000 homes. We are seeking a long-term, strategic partner to support the delivery of metering and billing services across our portfolio. 
Our objectives are to ensure compliance with the Heat Network (Metering & Billing) Regulations ahead of January 2026, transition to accurate consumption-based billing, secure a scalable and future-proof partner aligned with Net Zero goals, and enhance performance, customer experience, accuracy, and transparency.
We are at an early stage and undertaking soft market engagement to understand whether the market can provide the services and solutions we are seeking.

## Lots (1)
### Lot 1: Untitled lot
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** planning
- **CPV codes:** 38551000, 50411200, 50411300, 65500000

- **Contract Period:** 30/06/2026 to 30/06/2031
- **Renewal published:** yes

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002213-2026)
- **Last Source Update:** 2026-01-12T11:47:04.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-21T12:33:31.677Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-05fc94