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title: "Smart Communications Network & Smart Water Meters (Meter as a Service)"
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# Smart Communications Network & Smart Water Meters (Meter as a Service)

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/smart-communications-network-smart-water-meters-meter-as-a-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03aba2). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED: "Smart Communications Network & Smart Water Meters (Meter as a Service)". Published status: complete. Published Value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 10 Mar 2023, 16:00 GMT. Published submission portal: s1.ariba.com.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [NORTHUMBRIAN WATER GROUP LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/northumbrian-water-group-limited-coh-04760441)
- **Published Value:** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 10 March 2023 at 16:00 GMT
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Water meters, Wide area network
- **Delivery Location:** UKH14, UKH3
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/smart-communications-network-smart-water-meters-meter-as-a-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03aba2#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03aba2`

## 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/smart-communications-network-smart-water-meters-meter-as-a-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03aba2#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [s1.ariba.com](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fs1.ariba.com)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/smart-communications-network-smart-water-meters-meter-as-a-service-ocds-h6vhtk-03aba2#participate

## Description
Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) have appointed a prime supplier (Communication Service Provider), to partner with primary and secondary sub-contractors (Meter Supplier(s)) to deliver an end-to-end 'Meter as a Service' to cover the NWG Smart Metering requirements in our Essex and Suffolk operating regions.
This requirement is for the supply of smart water meters for both domestic and commercial properties with compatible communication devices, a network provision, AMI services and any required Integration and IT services.
This award relates to the NWG Essex and Suffolk operating areas only. The areas will be split into the following lots and phases:
• Lot 1 - Essex - Phase 1 (a), Phase 2 (b) and Phase 3 (c)
• Lot 2 - Suffolk - Phase 1 (a), Phase 2 (b) and Phase 3 (c)

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1: Essex - Phase 1 (a), Phase 2 (b) and Phase 3 (c)
- **Lot id:** `1`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 38421100
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** As main description covering our Essex operating area.

- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 2: Lot 2 - Suffolk - Phase 1 (a), Phase 2 (b) and Phase 3 (c)
- **Lot id:** `2`
- **Status:** cancelled
- **CPV codes:** 38421100
- **Delivery regions:** UKH

- **Description:** As main description covering our NWG Suffolk operating area.

- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (1)
- **Award:** 002716-2024-1 (active)

  - Supplier(s): **Not published**

## Contracts (1)
- **Contract:** 002716-2024-1 (active)

  - Signed Date: 19/01/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F002716-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-01-26T11:57:07.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-24T23:13:29.759Z
- **Machine API:** https://tenderline.uk/api/public/tenders/ocds-h6vhtk-03aba2