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Published 11 Jun 2025, 19:13 BST

Official UK procurement notice

SOL - Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) 2025

Official notice

Authority: Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council (Local council)

Below threshold - without competition
Sectors: Public utilities (65) Delivery: Delivery location not published
Awarded value£211,557published contract · inc. VAT
Awarded 24 May 2025no call for competition
Awarded to Stark Software International Limited

What is being bought

Published requirement description

Automatic Meter Reading Contract for both gas and electricity meters but also to include readiness for MHHS (Market-wide Half Hourly Settlement) which is the UK energy market reform aimed to modernise how electricity consumption is measured and settled it is due to commence from Sept 2025 and span an 18 month period.

The lotProcurement structure

single lot · no lot value published

Procedure terms & legal framework

From the official record
Procedure method
Below threshold - without competition
Legal basis
UKPGA · 2023/54 Procurement Act 2023
Notice status
Awarded without competition
Procurement threshold
Unspecified in notice
Regulatory regime
Standard
Commercial structure
Stand-alone contract (no framework)
Competition type
Direct award (no call for competition)
GPA / WTO covered
Unspecified in notice
Recurring procurement
Unspecified in notice
First published
11 Jun 2025, 19:13 BST
Last source update
18 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
Authority reference
SOL - 22616
FTS notice number
2025/S 000-033443
Latest notice
Contract details notice (UK7)
Delivery area
Not published
Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-054720 Find a Tender

Notice history

2 events · 2 releases on Find a Tender · since 11 Jun 2025
  1. Contract details notice published
    11 Jun 2025, 19:13 BST
    UK7
  2. Contract details notice published
    18 Jun 2025, 16:05 BST
    UK7

Commercial outcome & contract awards

Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast
Awards 1
Awarded value (inc. VAT) £211,5571 contract inc. VAT; no net value published
Contracts signed 1latest 24 May 2025
Awarded toValueDateStatus
Stark Software International Limited£211,557 inc. VAT †—Awarded

Contracts

  • SOL - Automatic Meter Reading (AMR) 2025 · Stark Software International Limited

    Signed
    24 May 2025
    Value
    £211,557 inc. VAT
    Period
    24 May 2025 – 25 May 2030
    Status
    active
    Options
    Any unforeseen repairs or maintenance
    • Change Updated description

Contracting authority & participating public bodies

Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council

Contracting authorityPublic authority - sub-central government GB-PPON: PGWC-7578-LYDG Council House, Manor Square, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3QBContact email

Bidders & participating suppliers

1 commercial party on the notice

Official documents & specifications (2)

Official links; attachments are not copied

Notices published for this procedure

  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender
  • Contract details notice contractContract details noticeUK7Contract details notice on Find a Tender