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# National Framework for Water Billing Services 2024

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-framework-for-water-billing-services-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-045a77). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** RED KITE LEARNING TRUST: "National Framework for Water Billing Services 2024". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: £225,000,000. 7 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 12 Nov 2024, 12:00 GMT. Published submission portal: in-tendhost.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [RED KITE LEARNING TRUST](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/red-kite-learning-trust-coh-07523507)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** £225,000,000 (GBP)
- **Submission Deadline:** 12 November 2024 at 12:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 7
- **Procurement Method:** Open procedure
- **Main Category:** services
- **Classifications (CPV):** Ancillary works for electricity power lines, Ancillary works for pipelines and cables, Ancillary works for water pipelines, Drinking water, Gas distribution (+9 more)
- **Delivery Location:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0024
- **Official Documents:** 4 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-framework-for-water-billing-services-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-045a77#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-045a77`

## 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/national-framework-for-water-billing-services-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-045a77#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [in-tendhost.co.uk](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fin-tendhost.co.uk%2Fpagabo%2Faspx%2FProjectManage%2F1275)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/national-framework-for-water-billing-services-2024-ocds-h6vhtk-045a77#participate

## Description
Red Kite Learning Trust are looking to establish a framework of providers for Water Billing Services within the UK. The framework will allow Clients to access registered providers who are licensed to operate as a water supplier within the UK. The procurement will be a single stage process following the Public Contract Regulations 2015 open procedure. The framework agreement will be established for a period of 3 years, estimated from December 2024, with the option to extend for a further 1 year. The framework will be a single Lot, with a maximum of 5 Suppliers. This framework agreement is being advertised and tendered, so it can be utilised by all Public-sector bodies, including Charities in the UK, the full list of applicable public sector organisations is available in the Tender synopsis on Pagabo's In- Tend portal - https://in-tendhost.co.uk/pagabo/aspx/ProjectManage/1276. Suppliers for this lot must be both Ofwat and WICS registered.

## Lots (7)
### Lot 1: Lot 1 - Supply of Mains Electricity
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 41100000, 41110000, 41120000, 45232000, 45232100, 65100000
- **Delivery regions:** UK, UKC, UKD, UKE, UKF, UKG, UKH, UKI, UKJ, UKK, UKL, UKM

- **Estimated Value:** £225,000,000
- **Description:** Provision of registered providers who are licensed to operate as a water suppliers in the UK. Suppliers for this lot must be both Ofwat and WICS registered and hold the relevant Water and Wastewater licences for England & Wales and the relevant Water...

### Lot 2: Lot 2 – Electricity Broker Services
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 65000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the provision of a Broker service to work with public sector clients to provide access to suitable supply providers.

### Lot 3: Lot 3 – Supply of Mains Gas
- **Lot id:** `3`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 09121200, 09123000, 65200000, 65210000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the provision of OFGEM registered providers who are licenced to operate as a gas supplier in the UK. Applicants to lot 2 must be OFGEM registered and licenced to operate as a gas supplier in the UK. Providers must be able to offer gas supply cont...

### Lot 4: Lot 4 – Gas Broker
- **Lot id:** `4`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 65000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the provision of a Broker service to work with public sector clients to provide access to suitable supply providers.

### Lot 5: Lot 5 – Supply of Mains Water
- **Lot id:** `5`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 41100000, 41110000, 41120000, 65100000, 65110000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** Provision of OFWAT registered providers who are licenced to operate as a water supplier in the UK. Applicants to lot 3 must be OFGWAT registered and licenced to operate as a water supplier in the UK. Suppliers must be able to offer water supply contr...

### Lot 6: Lot 6 – Water Broker
- **Lot id:** `6`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 65000000
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** For the provision of a Broker service to work with public sector clients to provide access to suitable supply providers.

### Lot 7: Lot 7 – Ancillary Items
- **Lot id:** `7`
- **Status:** planned
- **CPV codes:** 45231223, 45232000, 45232100, 45232200
- **Delivery regions:** UK

- **Description:** This Lot will cover all additional ancillary items not covered by the supply and broker services. This will include, but not be limited too:  Leakage detection Additional support services Billing support

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** Water Billing (active)
  - Award id: `006887-2025-AVP-RKLT-2004-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Water Plus Limited**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH-04141390`
  - Value: £225,000,000 † (exc. VAT)

> † value taken from the contract record; the award notice published none.

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** Water Billing (active)
  - Signed Value: £225,000,000
  - Signed Date: 28/01/2025

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F006887-2025)
- **Last Source Update:** 2025-02-21T15:13:47.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-27T12:33:06.198Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-045a77