Official UK procurement notice
Smart Metering Solution Installation Partner(s)
Authority: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER LIMITED (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionNorthumbrian Water Group (NWG) is currently reviewing the provision of Smart Metering Installation Partner(s), as part of the Smart Transformation Programme. We aim to partner with a number of installation partners to assist with smart meter and smart communication device installation rollout across our Northumbrian, Essex and Suffolk operating areas.
The precise works, services, and capabilities to partner on delivery have not yet been fully defined. This PIN is issued to manage a pre-market engagement exercise. NWG seeks to obtain feedback from the marketplace in relation to what is currently available within this market space before issuing a tender.
NWG is looking to understand capabilities of installation providers in the market who are suitably positioned to provide us with services to support our challenging long term installation targets.
The main area of focus are-
Smart Meter & Smart Communications Device Installations
- Both household and non-household installations
- Replacement of existing external meters with smart meters and communication devices within existing boundary boxes
- Replacement of internal meters within the customers property
- New Smart meter and communication device installations (via street excavation to install new boundary boxes)
Additional areas of interest as part of this market engagement exercise are;
Deployment Planning -
- Resource planning and management
- Install planning and scheduling
Pre-Installation surveys
- Physical / desk top survey of metered and un-metered properties
Customer Contact Management
- Management of the end-to-end customer engagement campaign including appointment booking and water efficiency interventions
Meter Triage & Meter Health Management
- Triage and management of the field activity to resolve meter health issues e.g. on site diagnostic, meter / communication device replacement
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of water meters · Resurfacing works · Water meters · Works related to water-distribution pipelines
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1This PIN is issued to manage a pre-market engagement exercisePlanned
This PIN is issued to manage a pre-market engagement exercise.
NWG seeks to obtain feedback from the marketplace in relation to what is currently available within this market space before issuing a tender. The primary focus of this pre market engagement to provide market intelligence and an insight into market trends, solution availability, as well as any perceived risks and opportunities. It is not itself a call for tender or a pre-qualification exercise. The information within this document has been
generated solely for market engagement purposes and, depending on the information received from potential suppliers, may not reflect the information ultimately presented in any future calls to tender. NWG would appreciate your feedback in the form of an expression of interest to this PIN and subsequently a response to our available RFI questionnaire only at this stage. All responses will be treated confidentially.
All responses will be carefully considered but will not bind NWG to any specific approach to procurement, nor will responses be treated as conveying any promise or commitment on the part of the respondent.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Works
- Notice status
- Past planning notice
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Stand-alone contract (no framework)
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- Unspecified in notice
- First published
- 20 Nov 2023, 22:30 GMT
- Last source update
- 20 Nov 2023, 22:30 GMT
- Authority reference
NW2661- FTS notice number
2023/S 000-034343- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-041b7cFind a Tender
Publisher note: In order to participate in this pre market engagement exercise, please send an email to [email protected] before the deadline date of 6 December 2023 at 12 noon. Once we have received your email that contains the details below, applicants will be sent an email with details of the RFI questionnaire within 48 hours from request. The deadline for return of the completed questionnaire is 8 December 2023 at 3pm. NWG will review supplier responses and we may contact you for further information relating to how you could meet the NWL requirements. When sending expression of interest for this pre market engagement applicants must provide the following information: 1) Full company name 2) Main contact details of the person who will be responsible for completing the questionnaire - Name, job title, email address and telephone number.
How it was run
Official notice- Submission deadline
- 6 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Accepted languages
- en
Timeline
20 Nov 2023 → 31 Jan 2024 · 3 dates- Notice published20 Nov 2023, 22:30 GMT
- Submission deadline6 Dec 2023, 12:00 GMT
- Tender notice expected31 Jan 2024
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Pipeline notice- Awards (0)
- No award published
- Contracts (0)
- No contract published
- Bid statistics
- No aggregate bid statistics published
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Official documents & specifications
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