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Supply of Smart Water Meters; Goods & Services

Data management services
Meter reading service
Meters
+1 more
London (UKI)
South East (UKJ)
Published value
Not published
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published2
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Tenderline Synopsis: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED: "Supply of Smart Water Meters; Goods & Services". Published status: complete. Published value: Value not published. 2 published lots. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
Contracting AuthorityTHAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITEDScope & CategoriesNot publishedSubmission Window
complete
No deadline published
Submission GatewayDirect notice routeLegal Basis & RegimeStandard procurementEstimated Value (exc. VAT)Not published
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
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Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Requires at least 5 comparable procedures
Competition Density
7.4Bids / Report
0% of reports have one bid
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
OVERBURY PLCTop vendor: 100% of attributable value
Payment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Payment obligations depend on the applicable regime and contract. Consult the official documents.
Coverage: 183 active published awards; 5 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
Supplier NameHistoric AwardsAttributable GBP Value
OVERBURY PLC1 win£7,200,000
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityTHAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
Procedure methodNot published
Procurement categoryNot published
Statuscomplete
Framework / DPSNot published
CompetitionNot published
Above thresholdNot published
Legal basisNot published
Tender period startsNot published
Clarification deadlineNot published
Electronic submissionNot published
Submission languagesNot published
Published4 Nov 2024, 11:53 GMT
Last source update4 Nov 2024, 11:53 GMT
Recurring procurementNot published
ClassificationData management services, Meter reading service, Meters, Water meters
Delivery area
London (UKI)
South East (UKJ)
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-03dfb1
What is being bought
The supply of Smart Water Meters (SWM) including Local Communication Equipment (LCE) and Head End Systems (HES) to support collection of measurement data and meter events over LPWA networks employing NB-IoT (Narrow Band Internet of Things) for eventual submission to Thames Water applications. The estimated gross value of this contract is £181.8 million broken down by each lot : Lot Gross Value over 8 Year Term (ex-Vat) Lot 1 (a) £133,346,309 Lot 1 (b) £48,499,826
What changed
From the official release history
  1. Status changed to complete
    4 Nov 2024, 11:53 GMT
  2. Official notice release published
    4 Nov 2024, 11:53 GMT
  3. Submission deadline changed to published date
    4 Nov 2024, 11:53 GMT
  4. Status changed to active
    7 Jul 2023, 10:43 BST
  5. Official notice release published
    7 Jul 2023, 10:43 BST
  6. Submission deadline changed to 28 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST
    7 Jul 2023, 10:43 BST
  7. Buyer information updated
    7 Jul 2023, 10:43 BST
Lots and requirements (2)
Published by the contracting authority
  • Lot 1 · #1a
    Supply of Concentric Smart Meters, NB-Iot Radio Modules (LCE) and associated Head End System
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The supply of Concentric Smart Water Meters (SWM) including Local Communication Equipment (LCE) and Head End System (HES) to support collection of meter data information (AMR/AMI) into Thames Waters Meter Data Management System (MDMS) enabling on going operational management of meters and LCE deployed over a NB-IoT LPWA network. It is estimated that during the initial term up to 177,500 concentric meters of various sizes with an associated LCE (NB-IoT) and Head End service may be purchased at an estimated contract value of £18.5million over the initial three-year term and over the maximum term of the framework this could exceed £133.3 million. Additional information: The business objective of this agreement during the initial term is defined by Green Economic Recovery (GER) funding made available to the Purchaser by Ofwat whose scope is for supply of 204,700 meters that are capable of connecting via Vodafone UK NB-IoT Network. All meters have to be installed and operational by March 2025. Additional meters may be funded through other Purchaser programs and asset management plans (AMP)
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
  • Lot 2 · #1b
    Supply of In-Line Meters, NB-Iot Radio Modules (LCE) and associated Head End System
    cancelled
    Published valueNot published
    The supply of In-Line Smart Water Meters (SWM) including Local Communication Equipment (LCE) and Head End System (HES) to support collection of meter data information (AMR/AMI) into Thames Waters Meter Data Management System (MDMS) enabling on going operational management of meters and LCE deployed over a LPWA network employing NB-IoT. It is estimated that during the initial term up to 26,500 in-line meters of various sizes with an associated LCE (NB-IoT) Head End service may be purchased at an estimated contract value of £6.7million over the initial contract term and over the maximum term of the framework this could exceed £48.5 million. Additional information: The business objective of this agreement during the initial term is defined by Green Economic Recovery (GER) funding made available to the Purchaser by Ofwat whose scope is for supply of 204,700 meters that are capable of connecting via Vodafone UK NB-IoT Network. All meters have to be installed and operational by March 2025. Additional meters may be funded through other Purchaser programs and Asset Management Plans (AMP).
    Contract periodNot published
    EligibilityNot published
    Options / renewalNot published
Timeline
  1. Procedure published
    4 Nov 2024, 11:53 GMT
  2. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  3. Award active
    Not published · Not published
  4. Contract active
    Signed 17 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST · Not published
  5. Contract active
    Signed 24 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST · Not published
Commercial outcome and competition
Awards
Elster Water Meter Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Sensus UK Ltd
Not published · Not published · active
Contracts
Supply of In-Line Meters, NB-Iot Radio Modules (LCE) and associated Head End System
Not published · signed 17 Sept 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Supply of Concentric Smart Meters, NB-Iot Radio Modules (LCE) and associated Head End System
Not published · signed 24 Aug 2024, 00:00 BST · active
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published
Buyer and organisations in this procedure

THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED

Contracting authority GB-COH-02366661
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  • THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
    buyer

    GB-COH: 02366661
    Reading, UKJ11, RG18DB
    procurement.support.centre@thameswater.co.uk

  • Elster Water Meter Ltd
    supplier

    GB-COH: 08624958
    Bracknell, UKJ1

  • Sensus UK Ltd
    supplier

    GB-COH: 2621960
    London, UKI

  • Thames Water Utilities Limited
    reviewBody

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