Scottish Water has awarded a major contract for advanced metering infrastructure for non-household customers: AMI smart water meters, networks and data services - the contract had an estimated value of £50 million (ex VAT) when it first went out to tender in June 2025.

Sweden-headquartered Netmore Group, the leading network operator for Massive IoT, has announced a partnership with Detectronic, a UK-based environmental and engineering company with a focus on helping utilities and industrial clients prevent flooding and reduce pollution.

Severn Trent has awarded a major AMP8 contract for the supply of AMI water meters on behalf of itself and sister company Hafren Dyfrdwy Cyfyngedig - the contract had an estimated value of £200 million when it went out to tender in September last year.

Yorkshire Water is set to exchange 1.3 million existing water meters with smart meters, designed to provide service improvements, enhanced customer support and reduce leakage. Netmore, a leading global LoRaWAN network operator, has been selected as the lead partner to deliver the programme.

Southern Water has gone out to tender with a major AMP8 contract for Alternative Metering Services with an estimated value of £300 million.

Portsmouth Water has gone out to tender with a contract for Smart Meter Asset, AMI Network and Data Provision covering the AMP8 investment period 2025-30 and beyond worth an estimated £40 million.

A new report from CCW is highlighting “the very real extent to which smart water metering is an unfamiliar concept to many businesses” and says more is work needed to explain the benefits of smart water metering trechnology.

In an Expert Focus article for WaterBriefing , Mark Coates, International Director of Public Policy and Advocacy at Bentley Systems, and Joe Lawson, Account Manager of Water Utilities for Northern Europe, discuss the work Bentley Systems is doing on behalf of Thames Water to improve its service and why a smart meters rollout to all homes across the UK must be treated as a national priority.