Official UK procurement notice
Heat Networks Metering & Billing
Authority: Home Group (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionHome Group Limited is looking to procure a heat network Metering and Billing (M&B) provider to undertake the following services: - Annual Metering and Billing of heat network units - Repair & maintenance of heat network metering equipment - Installation/retrofit of heat meters, solenoid valves and Secure Mete
- The authority expects to re-tender this requirement around 31 Jul 2030, 23:59 BST.
CPV: Meter reading service
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedRenewalPublished value£1,000,000
What it takes to wini
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).
Published sub-criteria (2)
- Quality: 60%
- Commercial: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Quality: Quality Weighting
- Commercial: Commercial Weighting
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Above threshold (FTS publication)
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- Yes · next expected 31 Jul 2030
- First published
- 21 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMT
- Last source update
- 22 Oct 2026, 14:50 BST
- Award evaluation window
- Submission end – 11 Sept 2026
- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-070712- Latest notice
- Contract award notice (UK6)
- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-05e5f2Find a Tender- Contract terms summary
to be agreed with contractor
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Clarification deadline
- 19 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Electronic submission
- Allowed
- Accepted languages
- en
All submissions via ProContract www.housingprocurement.com ↗
Timeline
21 Nov 2025 → 2 Nov 2026 · 11 dates- Planning notice published335 days ago21 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMT
- Market engagement272 days ago23 Jan 2026, 23:59 GMT
Engagement will be undertaken on an individual organisation basis.
In the first instance please get in touch with Home Group procurement and you will directed to those carrying out the engagement.
Please note, this is pre-market engagement. Not a formal opportunity.
- Next notice expected143 days ago1 Jun 2026, 23:59 BST
- Tender notice published87 days ago27 Jul 2026, 11:38 BST
- Clarification questions by64 days ago19 Aug 2026, 17:00 BST
- Submission deadline62 days ago21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST
- Award decision expected by41 days ago11 Sept 2026, 23:59 BST
- Assessment summaries sent1 day ago22 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Contract starts1 day ago22 Oct 2026, 00:00 BST
- Latest notice publishedearlier today22 Oct 2026, 14:50 BST
- Today22 Oct 2026
- Standstill endsin 11 days2 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMT
Notice history
11 events · 4 releases on Find a Tender · since 21 Nov 2025- Preliminary market engagement notice published21 Nov 2025, 08:57 GMTUK2
- Pipeline notice published26 May 2026, 11:16 BSTUK1
- Status changed to planned26 May 2026, 11:16 BST
- Procurement method changed26 May 2026, 11:16 BST
- Tender notice published27 Jul 2026, 11:38 BSTUK4
- Published value published: £1,000,00027 Jul 2026, 11:38 BST
- Status changed to active27 Jul 2026, 11:38 BST
- Deadline published: 21 Aug 2026, 12:00 BST27 Jul 2026, 11:38 BST
- Contract award notice published22 Oct 2026, 14:50 BSTUK6
- Status changed to complete22 Oct 2026, 14:50 BST
- Contract signature expected23 Nov 2026, 23:59 GMTscheduled
Routine re-releases (4)
- 2025-11: 1 release · 21 Nov 2025
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast| Awarded to | Value | Date | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sycous LimitedSME4 Dec 2026 – 3 Dec 2028 · up to 3 Dec 2030Extensions: 2x 1 year | £492,381 | 22 Oct 2026standstill to 2 Nov 2026 | Standstill |
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5final-stage tenders · 7 at stage one | 5 | 0 | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Bidders & participating suppliers
1 commercial party on the notice- SYCOUS LIMITEDAwarded supplier
Official documents & specifications (4)
Official links; attachments are not copiedNotices published for this procedure
- Contract award notice Contract award notice on Find a Tender
- Tender notice Tender notice on Find a Tender
- Pipeline notice Pipeline notice on Find a Tender
- Preliminary market engagement notice Preliminary market engagement notice on Find a Tender