Supply of Smart Water Meters; Goods & Services
A Tender Notice
by THAMES WATER UTILITIES LIMITED
- Source
- Find a Tender
- Type
- Framework (Goods)
- Duration
- 8 year
- Value
- £182M
- Sector
- INDUSTRIAL
- Published
- 07 Jul 2023
- Delivery
- To 16 Jun 2031 (est.)
- Deadline
- 28 Jul 2023 11:00
Concepts
Location
Thames Valley & London
1 buyer
- Thames Water Utilities Reading
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
Lot Division
| 1 | Supply of Concentric Smart Meters, NB-Iot Radio Modules (LCE) and associated Head End System
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) |
| 2 | Supply of In-Line Meters, NB-Iot Radio Modules (LCE) and associated Head End System
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) |
CPV Codes
- 38421100 - Water meters
- 38550000 - Meters
- 65500000 - Meter reading service
- 72322000 - Data management services
Indicators
- Restrictions apply to the lot award allocation.
- Variant bids may be considered.
- This is a recurring contract.
- Options are available.
- Renewals are available.
- Professional qualifications are sought.
Legal Justification
Any agreement awarded would be for an initial duration of 3 years, with options to extend either on 1,2,3,4 or 5 year increments up to a maximum overall term of 8 years. Any Call off contracts for services related to the Head End System (HES) to support collection of meter data information (AMR/AMI) into the Thames Water Meter Data Management System (MDMS) is required for the life time of the Smart Water Meters (SWM), which are estimated at between 10 and 12 years, this being the life of the Smart Water Meters. The call off contracts may therefore be required for the lifetime duration of assets following installation of the last SWM at the end of the 8-year framework term
Other Information
** PREVIEW NOTICE, please check Find a Tender for full details. ** All suppliers who wish to respond to this contract notice must request a pre-qualification questionnaire (PQQ) by using the web link in Section I.3 (www.thameswater.co.uk/procurement) From your response to the link in Section I.3 or above, Thames Water's Procurement Support Centre will send you an email providing login details for our eSourcing system (i.e. IASTA Smartsource). To complete the PQQ you will need to login to IASTA Smartsource. If the project requires it, you will receive an additional and separate survey to complete for Data Protection. Note - The client may be Thames Water Utilities Limited or another company within the Kemble Water group structure
Reference
- ocds-h6vhtk-03dfb1
- FTS 019418-2023