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# Supply of Smart Water Meters; Goods & Services

Source: [Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-smart-water-meters-goods-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03dfb1). UK public procurement intelligence compiled from official UK procurement notices.

> **Tenderline Executive Summary:** THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED: "Supply of Smart Water Meters; Goods & Services". Published status: complete. Framework Ceiling: Value not published. 2 published lots. Recorded submission deadline: 28 Jul 2023, 12:00 BST. Published submission portal: www.thameswater.co.uk.

## Key Information
- **Status:** COMPLETE (the published submission deadline has passed)
- **Buyer:** [THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED](https://tenderline.uk/buyers/thames-water-utilities-limited-coh-02366661)
- **Framework Ceiling (notional):** Value not published (currency not published)
- **Submission Deadline:** 28 July 2023 at 12:00 BST
- **Lots:** 2
- **Procurement Method:** Negotiated procedure with prior call for competition
- **Main Category:** goods
- **Classifications (CPV):** Data management services, Meter reading service, Meters, Water meters
- **Delivery Location:** UKI, UKJ
- **Legal Basis:** CELEX 32014L0025
- **Official Documents:** 2 published documents & notices ([view on Tenderline](https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-smart-water-meters-goods-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03dfb1#documents))
- **OCID:** `ocds-h6vhtk-03dfb1`

## 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/supply-of-smart-water-meters-goods-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03dfb1#tl-md)

## Submission
- **Submission Platform:** [thameswater.co.uk](/out?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thameswater.co.uk%2Fprocurement)
- **How to bid:** https://tenderline.uk/tenders/supply-of-smart-water-meters-goods-services-ocds-h6vhtk-03dfb1#participate

## Description
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

## Lots (2)
### Lot 1a: Supply of Concentric Smart Meters, NB-Iot Radio Modules (LCE) and associated Head End System
- **Lot id:** `1a`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38421100, 38550000, 65500000, 72322000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £133,000,000
- **Description:** 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 goi...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

### Lot 1b: Supply of In-Line Meters, NB-Iot Radio Modules (LCE) and associated Head End System
- **Lot id:** `1b`
- **Status:** complete
- **CPV codes:** 38421100, 38550000, 65500000, 72322000
- **Delivery regions:** UKI, UKJ

- **Estimated Value:** £48,500,000
- **Description:** 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 ...

- **Renewal published:** yes
- **Options published:** yes

## Awards & Winning Suppliers (2)
- **Award:** Supply of Concentric Smart Meters, NB-Iot Radio Modules (LCE) and associated Head End System (active)
  - Award id: `035625-2024-FA1763-1`
  - Supplier(s): **Elster Water Meter Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-FTS-181788`

- **Award:** Supply of In-Line Meters, NB-Iot Radio Modules (LCE) and associated Head End System (active)
  - Award id: `035625-2024-FA1763-2`
  - Supplier(s): **Sensus UK Ltd**
  - Supplier identifiers: `GB-COH:2621960`

## Contracts (2)
- **Contract:** Supply of In-Line Meters, NB-Iot Radio Modules (LCE) and associated Head End System (active)

  - Signed Date: 16/09/2024

- **Contract:** Supply of Concentric Smart Meters, NB-Iot Radio Modules (LCE) and associated Head End System (active)

  - Signed Date: 23/08/2024

## Provenance and Official Sources
- **Official Notice:** [Find a Tender notice](/out?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.find-tender.service.gov.uk%2FNotice%2F035625-2024)
- **Last Source Update:** 2024-11-04T11:53:03.000Z
- **This document generated:** 2026-10-26T01:40:34.921Z
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