Official UK procurement notice
Smart Metering Supply, Installation & Connectivity Services
Authority: United Utilities Water Limited (Public body)
What is being bought
Published requirement descriptionUnited Utilities (UU) have committed to the rollout of more than 900,000 Smart AMI meters during AMP 8 as a key enabler to reduce water supply volumes (via reductions in per capita consumption (“PCC”), reductions in customer-side leakage (“CSL”) and non-house hold (“NHH”) demand). In order to achieve this UU intend to appoint a single prime contractor to deliver the full scope of services (Smart Meter supply, meter installation and connectivity services/comms), whether directly or through sub-contract arrangements, for the 5 year AMP 8 period, with extension options up to the end of AMP 9.
CPV: Repair and maintenance services of water meters · Telecommunications network · Water meters · Wide area network
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers · 2 appointed (full)
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · value publishedLot #1AwardedPublished value£260,000,000
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)
- Technical: 60%
- price: 40%
Published award criteria (2)
- Technical: 60%
- Price: 40%
- Suitability
Please refer to procurement documents
- Legal form for consortia
- Please refer to the procurement documents
- Shortlisting
- Please refer to procurement documents
- Price carries 40 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 4 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Smart Metering Supply, Installation & Connectivity Services” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Awarded
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Unspecified in notice
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 19 Dec 2022, 15:24 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jan 2025, 18:16 GMT
- Authority reference
PRO004731- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-001791- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-03927bFind a Tender- Contract terms summary
Please refer to procurement documents
- Performance terms
Please refer to the procurement documents
Publisher note: This PIN is a request for information only at this stage. A future procurement is planned and we estimate the Contract Notice will be published September 2023 Instructions for response can be found by selecting event ID 64064 from the list of events found at the link below: https://uk.eu-supply.com/ctm/supplier/publictenders?B=UNITEDUTILITIES If you are not registered on Mercell EU Supply, please refer to the New Supplier Registration guide which has been uploaded on to the event. Respondents are asked to complete and return the response sheet and direct all questions via Mercell EU Supply.
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 5 Mar 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission","written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 360 days from the deadline
- Deposits and guarantees
- Please refer to procurement documents
Timeline
4 Sept 2023 → 17 Jan 2025 · 3 dates- Next notice expected4 Sept 2023, 00:00 BST
- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown5 Mar 2024, 10:00 GMT
- Notice published17 Jan 2025, 18:16 GMT
Notice history
7 events · 6 releases on Find a Tender · since 19 Dec 2023- Published value published: £630,000,00019 Dec 2023, 15:35 GMT
- Status changed to active19 Dec 2023, 15:35 GMT
- Procurement method changed19 Dec 2023, 15:35 GMT
- Deadline published: 9 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT19 Dec 2023, 15:35 GMT
- Published value updated to £260,000,00031 Jan 2024, 15:34 GMTwas £630,000,000
- Deadline moved to 5 Mar 2024, 10:00 GMT31 Jan 2024, 15:34 GMT+25 days · was 9 Feb 2024, 15:00 GMT
- Status changed to complete14 Jan 2025, 09:46 GMT
Published amendments (2 · 0 deadline changes)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | TextII.1.4 | non-half-hourly | non-household | |
| — | TextII.2.4 | non-half-hourly | non-household | |
| — | TextII.1.4 | non-half-hourly | non-household | |
| — | TextII.2.4 | non-half-hourly | non-household |
2 amendments published without a description.
Routine re-releases (6)
- 2023-12: 2 releases · 19 Dec 2023, 21 Dec 2023
- 2022-12: 1 release · 19 Dec 2022
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast2 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
Smart Metering Supply, Installation & Connectivity Services
- Signed
- 16 Jan 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Developer Services & Lead Replacement
- Signed
- 10 Jan 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- High Court of England & WalesReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
2 commercial parties on the notice- Arqiva LimitedFramework contractor
- Network Plus Services LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (8)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria