Official UK procurement notice
Utility Metering & Associated Services Framework
Authority: Colchester City Council (Local council)
What is being bought2 lots · detail below
Published requirement descriptionColchester City Council is creating a framework agreement for use by wider public sector for the provision of utility metering operation agreements, utility data collection services and utility data aggregation services. This will be a multi-supplier framework, designed to make the incumbent meter operators compliant as well as give the option for new supplier through competition. This opportunity to split in to two lots (bidders can apply for either or both): Lot1: Meter Operator - Energy and Water Lot 2: Data aggregator/ Data Collector - Energy and Water. Axiom Utilities Ltd are acting on behalf of the council in administering this framework agreement.
CPV: Data collection and collation services · Electricity meters · Energy meters · Gas meter installation work · Repair and maintenance services of electricity meters
How this framework works
From the published notice- Bids received
- 7 bids received · 6 suppliers appointed
Lots and requirements (2)Procurement structure
2 lots · no lot values published · same evaluation weights on every lotLot #1Meter Operator - Energy and WaterCancelled
Lot #2Data aggregator/ Data Collector - Energy and WaterCancelled
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 award criteria (3)
- Quality: 30
- Social Value: 10
- Price: 60
- Price carries 60 of 100 points: a 10% discount moves about 6 points. This one is won on the number: sharpen the price before polishing the prose.
- “Utility Metering & Associated Services Framework” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, 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
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0025 Utilities Contracts Regulations 2016 (Directive 2014/25/EU)
- Procurement category
- Goods
- 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
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 21 Feb 2025, 14:05 GMT
- Last source update
- 17 Jul 2025, 10:05 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 28 Mar 2025 – …
- Authority reference
0427- FTS notice number
2025/S 000-040760- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-04e6b4Find a Tender
- Electronic trading
- e-invoicing allowed · electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: All 6 suppliers named as awarded contractors to this framework opportunity have been appointed to both Lots namely: Lot1: Meter Operator - Energy and Water Lot 2: Data aggregator/ Data Collector - Energy and Water. Axiom Utilities Ltd are acting on behalf of the council in administering this framework agreement To view this notice, please click here: https://www.delta-esourcing.com/delta/viewNotice.html?noticeId=963642790 GO Reference: GO-2025717-PRO-31451027
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Submission channel
- {"written"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bids opened
- 28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
Timeline
28 Mar 2025 → 17 Jul 2025 · 3 dates- Admission / appointment period endsperiod end, not a bid countdown28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Bids opened28 Mar 2025, 12:00 GMT
- Notice published17 Jul 2025, 10:05 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Status changed to complete17 Jul 2025, 10:05 BST
Commercial outcome & contract awards
Published awards, contracts and bid statistics, not a forecast6 suppliers are admitted to this framework without individual award values or dates, see the supplier list below.
Contracts
All 5 of these contracts carry the same published figure, £5,000,000, the framework's maximum for the whole notice, not each contract's own value. They are not eleven separate sums.
Contract 040760-2025-1
- Signed
- 14 Jul 2025
- Value
- —
- Status
- active
Contract 040760-2025-2
- Signed
- 14 Jul 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 040760-2025-3
- Signed
- 14 Jul 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 040760-2025-4
- Signed
- 14 Jul 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 040760-2025-5
- Signed
- 14 Jul 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Contract 040760-2025-6
- Signed
- 14 Jul 2025
- Value
- ceiling above
- Status
- active
Bid statistics published by the authority
| Bids | SME | VCSE | Valid bid range |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7bids · 7 electronic | 4 | — | — |
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- The Royal Courts of JusticeReview body
Framework contractors & participating bidders
6 commercial parties on the notice- Energy Assets LtdFramework contractor
- IMServ Europe LimitedFramework contractor
- NPowerFramework contractor
- SMS Energy Services LimitedFramework contractor
- Stark Software International LimitedFramework contractor
- TMA Data Management LimitedFramework contractor
Official documents & specifications (2)
Official links; attachments are not copiedTender pack and attachments
- Economic and financial selection criteria
- Technical selection criteria